Ventura County Republican Party and Arkady Milgram

Laundered Campaign Contributions

Fine: $12,000

FPPC No. 16/100

Respondent Ventura County Republican Party (“VCRP”) is a political party committee located in Camarillo, CA. Arkady Milgram was the treasurer for VCRP. After service of an Accusation and Notices of Defense filed by VCRP and Milgram, an Administrative Hearing was scheduled with the Office of Administrative Hearings. But on December 6, 2018, after consulting with their legal counsel, VCRP and Milgram withdrew their Notices of Defense, thereby waiving their right to a hearing on the merits of the Accusation. VCRP and Milgram, in June 2010, while acting as the intermediary for two persons, failed to disclose both the intermediary and the original contributor information for $45,000 in contributions, in violation of Government Code Section 84302 (2 counts); and VCRP and Milgram, on or about July 27, 2010, filed an inaccurate campaign statement for the reporting period of June 6 through June 30, 2010, by inaccurately reporting that VCRP made $45,000 in contributions to Strickland for Controller, when it was not the true source of the contributions and was the intermediary for the transactions, in violation of Section 84211, subdivision (k). (1 count).