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Ethics Commission orders $74,409 penalty and $4,650 forfeiture in long-running Lynette Sweet campaign case
Summary
The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted unanimously Sept. 26 to assess a $74,409.18 penalty and order a $4,650 forfeiture against former candidate Lynette Sweet after staff said her publicly funded campaign failed to document roughly $24,803 in expenses and had unpaid corporate debts totaling $4,650.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted unanimously Sept. 26 to assess a $74,409.18 administrative penalty and order forfeiture of $4,650 against Lynette Sweet and her committee, Sweet for Supervisor 2010, concluding staff proved multiple violations of the city’s Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance.
Staff presented the enforcement case at the meeting, saying the committee received $57,439 in public financing but failed to provide supporting documentation for approximately $24,803 in expenditures and $8,750 in contributions. Staff also reported two unpaid…
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