San Joaquin County Republican Central Committee/California Republican Victory Fund and Louis Lemos

Over the Limit Contributions
Fine: $5,000
FPPC No. 15/1408

San Joaquin County Republican Central Committee/California Republican Victory Fund and Louis Lemos. This matter arose from an audit performed by the Political Reform Audit Program of the Franchise Tax Board. In 2012, Louis Lemos was the treasurer of the San Joaquin County Republican Central Committee/California Republican Victory Fund (“Central Committee”). Contributions over the limit of $32,500 only could be accepted and kept by the committee if the funds were split between the committee’s all-purpose (candidate) account and its restricted use (non-candidate) account at the time of deposit, with the amount deposited into the all-purpose (candidate) account not to exceed $32,500. The Central Committee received a contribution in the amount of $50,000 from the committee known as Re-Elect Bill Emmerson for Senate 2012. The Central Committee deposited the entire contribution into its all-purpose (candidate) account. The over-the-limit portion ($17,500) was not transferred to the central committee’s restricted use (non-candidate) account, and some of the over-the-limit funds were used to support Bill Berryhill for Senate 2012.