Two state senators and a former assemblyman are facing $30,000 in fines from California’s ethics agency for violating campaign finance rules, according to documents released Monday.
The fines have been agreed to by state Sens. Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) and Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) as well as former Democratic Assemblyman Joe Coto of San Jose, according to reports by the state Fair Political Practices Commission.
Nielsen admitted laundering a campaign contribution to Assembly candidate Robert A. “Bob” Williams in the 2012 election. Individuals could only contribute $3.900 in the race, which Nielsen provided, but political parties had no such limits.