Investigators: North Lauderdale commissioner broke campaign finance laws
NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. – In a 287-page report released Thursday, Broward County investigators concluded that a North Lauderdale city commissioner c...
NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. – In a 287-page report released Thursday, Broward County investigators concluded that a North Lauderdale city commissioner committed campaign finance violations 'before and after the November 2020 election.'The Broward Office of the Inspector General conducted the investigation against Commissioner Regina Martin.The OIG report alleges that Martin and her campaign treasurer 'committed numerous crimes in their knowing and willful violation' of Florida campaign finance laws.Those allegations include accepting a cash contribution in excess of $5,000, accepting two or more contributions made in someone else's name, both third-degree felonies, as well as accepting a contribution less than five days before the election, a misdemeanor.