California Gov. Gavin Newsom has agreed to pay a fine for failing to timely report charitable donations made by companies to him, the Associated Press reported, citing BTA.
Newspaper "Los Angeles Times" reported that the Democratic governor agreed to pay $13,000 as part of a settlement with the Fair Political Practices Commission.
State law requires elected officials to report donations made in their name within 30 days. Election officials often ask companies to make such charitable donations, and the payments are not subject to campaign contribution limits but are required to be reported.
The commission said Newsom and his 2018 campaign committee. failed to report donations on time in 18 cases, sometimes submitting them months late. Among them is one payment worth more than 12 million. dollars from T-Mobile, reports "Los Angeles Times".
Newsom's campaign said some filings were late because it had to rely on third parties to track filing information. Nathan Click, a spokesman for the governor, said Newsom filed thousands of other such reports on time.