State officials have opened an investigation into campaign spending by former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli, who resigned last month after nine women accused him of sexual assault or misconduct. The Fair Political Practices Commission, an independent, bipartisan agency that enforces campaign ethics laws, said it will investigate Foppoli over an April 26 complaint that was first reported by The Chronicle. The complaint alleged that Foppoli.
State election officials are reviewing a complaint that former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli, who resigned this month after a Chronicle investigation into sexual assault allegations, may have violated campaign finance laws by paying thousands of dollars to a girlfriend and an executive at his winery and by spending funds on alcohol and travel during his six years in elected office. The anonymous complaint, filed April 26 with the California Fair.
Complaint questions Dominic Foppoli s campaign payments to girlfriend, winery CFO
May 27, 2021
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Dominic Foppoli, who recently resigned as mayor of Windsor, is the subject of an anonymous complaint sent to the California Fair Political Practices Commission.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle
State election officials have received a complaint that former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli, who resigned this month after a Chronicle investigation into sexual assault allegations, may have violated campaign finance laws by paying thousands of dollars to a girlfriend and an executive at his winery and improperly spending other funds during his six years in elected office.
The anonymous complaint, filed April 26 with the California Fair Political Practices Commission, flagged Foppoli’s spending on alcohol and travel, as well as an array of contributions he accepted from developers with projects heading for a vote before the Town Council.
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