Dianne Feinstein says campaign funds 'wiped out' in fraud case

[LeighAnn]

Source: LA Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Monday that her campaign fund was "wiped out," making her campaign another alleged victim of a campaign treasurer accused of fraud.

Feinstein, a California Democrat, told Politico that the losses from her fund are likely to be in the hundreds of thousands, if not more than $1 million. “I was wiped out too, we don’t know how much,” she told the news site.

Kinde Durkee was arrested on a federal fraud charge this month. She is accused of taking thousands of dollars from the campaigns of various elected officials.

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Several local officials, including U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, have said they lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Los Angeles County Democratic Party reported that more than $200,000 had been taken from its fund.

Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/09/dianne-feinstein-says-campaign-funds-wiped-out-in-fraud-case.html

[TheWraith]

1. Maybe we can take advantage of this to replace her with someone who's decent.

Someone not an asshole.

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[enough]

3. I'm starting to wonder if this Kinde Durkee person was a Republican operative. (nt)

[LeighAnn]

4. She gave a lot of money to Democrats

At least we know now where she got it :/

[tularetom]

5. Since Feinstein has more money than god

And since she has made even more money off the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan which she strongly supported,

This might not really be a very big problem for her.

$1 million is chump change to her.

[ejbr]

10. +1 n/t

[jannyk]

13. +2

[TheDebbieDee]

6. Well, Sen, Feinstein wasn't running again anyway......

but it's too bad about the other good Dems.

[Le Taz Hot]

18. She's not?

That's the fist I've heard of this. Do you have a link?

[Taverner]

7. Replace her. With any DEMOCRAT who can.

[EFerrari]

8. Or just with a Democrat. n/t

[Taverner]

9. She puts the O in DINO

[IamK]

11. I would not trust her with my money if she loses a million of her own...

[Wilms]

12. How many are dead from the "fraud case" wars you profit from, Di?

Thank Swamp Rat for the portrayal.

[notadmblnd]

14. so what republican does she really work for?

[wordpix]

15. geesh,Durkee had 10 yrs. of violations with $185K+ in fines but obviously the Dems didn't vet her

If someone else was handling MY money, I'd make damn sure it was a person with an impeccable record and not someone with a decade's worth of campaign finance fraud. Geesh. :crazy:

Does not speak well of Feinstein OR Sanchez.

[on point]

16. Signs of corrupt elite - who you know, not your merits.

[Le Taz Hot]

17. Cry me a river, DiFi.

These wars that YOU VOTED FOR (and should have recused yourself from) have made you even richer than you were already. Fill up your own damned coffers.

[jaysunb]

19. I know Kinde Durkee personally

having run three campaigns using her firm and I can't say I'm real surprised based on past violations, but w/ the amount of money involved I'm thinking there's a huge problem with her life. Gambling, comes to mind right away because her appearance and lifestyle don't justify the money allegedly stolen.
A really nice lady and a good Democrat....I can only wonder what the hell's going on.:shrug:

[cpwm17]

20. Great!

That's the best news I've heard all day.

[xxqqqzme]

21. OMG, I can't believe she had her

campaign money w/ Durkee. There are so many local Democrats, as well as Democratic Clubs, here in Orange County who are now at a complete loss as to what to do next.

[Liberty Belle]

22. Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-CA) lost $250,000

according to a 10 News TV report today.

Having worked on campaigns, I have to ask...how could these campaign managers let this happen? Did checks just flow to the treasurer and nobody ever checked the books? It boggles the mind to think that sums this vast were missing for a long time and nobody noticed until this woman got arrested. I don't fault the candidates, but it points up the need for top campaign staffers to get some training in how to keep an eye on the financial end of things.