California Republican Party and Mike Osborn

Campaign Bank Account

Fine: $6,500

FPPC No. 17/1378

This matter arose from an audit performed by the Franchise Tax Board’s Political Reform Audit Program. The respondents are represented by Rebecca Luby of PFS Political Finance Solutions, Inc. California Republican Party is a state general purpose committee. Mike Osborn was the Committee’s treasurer at relevant times. The Committee and Osborn failed to deposit contributions from 13 contributors into the permitted campaign bank account causing the Committee to receive contributions over the limits for candidate support, in violation of Government Code Section 85303 and Regulation 18534, subdivisions (b) and (c); and failed to timely file nine 24-Hour Reports, in violation of Government Code Section 84203.

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