{"id":3446,"date":"2025-06-03T23:27:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T23:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=3446"},"modified":"2025-06-03T23:28:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T23:28:18","slug":"waters-ordered-to-pay-massive-fine-for-violating-campaign-finance-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=3446","title":{"rendered":"Waters Ordered To Pay Massive Fine For Violating Campaign Finance Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The campaign of progressive California Rep. Maxine Waters has agreed to pay a $68,000 fine after an investigation revealed that it broke many election regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Election Commission (FEC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/maxine-waters-campaign-pay-68000-violating-campaign-finance-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> in a batch of documents that the longtime House lawmaker\u2019s 2020 campaign group, Citizens for Waters, violated many campaign finance regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The FEC accused Citizens for Waters of \u201cfailing to accurately report receipts and disbursements in calendar year 2020,\u201d \u201cknowingly accepting excessive contributions,\u201d and \u201cmaking prohibited cash disbursements,\u201d according to one document that appears to be a legally binding agreement that allows both parties to avoid court.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=3448\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3201 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Readmore-1-1-1-122222-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_3446\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only  \" data-element-id=\"3446\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The campaign of progressive California Rep. 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