Dirty Waters

Maxine has to pay:

Waters’ 2020 campaign accepted $19,000 worth of excessive contributions throughout 2019 and 2020, and made $7,000 worth of “prohibited cash disbursements” from a petty cash fund, according to the FEC documents first reported by OpenSecrets. During the FEC’s investigation last year, Waters’ attorney Leilani Beaver wrote to the agency, claiming Waters’ campaign committee “acknowledges errors were made which were not willful or purposeful,” adding that “the errors were primarily a result of limited staff availability and resources during the pandemic.” Beaver also said Waters’ committee “amended its reports to correct the financial misstatements” and “refunded or disgorged all excess contributions reflected” in an audit conducted by FEC staff. It’s not the first time Waters, who has served in Congress since 1991, has faced ethical financial problems. In 2004, Waters arranged for her daughter to work on her campaign as a slate mailer — an uncommon practice on the federal level, but typical within California politics — providing her daughter with over $1.2 million in payments since, which many allege to be campaign finance malpractice.

Don't mention where Mommy's money came from...