Back on Thursday April 12, 2012 at about 7pm, the Richardson
Coalition held what it calls the Real Heroes Award ceremony. Some very decent
people are nominated for their service to Richardson. It is a shame the
leadership of the Richardson Coalition is not nearly as upstanding as are the
Real Hero nominees.
Going through the financial reports there is no mention of
the Richardson Coalition paying for their use of the Richardson Room for this
event. According to the records the
Richardson room rental totaled $539.95. It was paid for by someone with a MasterCard
on 2/12/2012.
Going back through the PAC filings for the Richardson
Coalition, there were some expenses listed for the Real Heroes event. The Jan
15 filing had no expenses for this event. There was an expenditures list on
6/26/2012 to Stan Bradshaw for “Gift/Awards/Memorials Expenses” in the amount
of $450.32. On the 8 day before election filing there were some more charges
for the Real Heroes event paid to Chelsea Schmidt for event expenses related to
the Real Heroes event in the amount of $465.60.
The rental fees for $539.95 are not show in any campaign finance
filings. I don’t know for sure, but this might be considered a violation of
campaign finance laws. Guess we will just have to wait for Wild Bill to come up
with his verdict before we know for sure.
Link to the finance reports for the Richardson Coalition:http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/php/filer.php?acct=00062371GPAC
Cammpaign violations? there are so many Laura signs on public property it is unreal. Why hasn't the city taken up those signs.
ReplyDeleteThe enforcement of that is loose to say the least. Sometime they enforce it and sometimes they do not. Not right, but the way it is. They might respond to a complaint if you call one in.
ReplyDeleteHere's the details on filing a complaint. You can be assured, no complaint gets ignored. Every good citizen is encouraged to help keep the system clean by reporting violators, especially the ones who defy the rule of law.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ethics.state.tx.us/tec/sworn.html
Campaign signs in the public right of way? Ha!
ReplyDeleteThere is no champion of campaign law enforcement in Richardson. Can't you tell?
Rumour has it, and maybe William J. McCalpin will use his vast resources to confirm it, that formal complaints have been filed with the Texas Ethics Commission charging the Coalitionist Party PAC has violated campaign finance laws.
ReplyDeleteSounds like the law is on their trail. These are serious charges that will take some time to investigate. It is comforting to know our good and faithful public servants in Austin don't take kindly to this kind of funny business.
ReplyDeleteI heard they were caught red handed playing fast and loose with donors money involved in their Real Heroes program.