The funds came from three branches and an employee. Hertz Investment Group, an investment real estate in California, has sent $ 25,000. The money was given by Hertz and its affiliates in cities like New Orleans, Cincinnati and Kansas City, Mo. Ramelli Group, a New Orleans company specializing in cleaning, waste disposal and other services, spoke with $ 17,500. This adds up to $ 15,000 CEO of the company, his family, including one who is a student and an employee at the time. In the last two months of the election of at least $ 239,325 paid in the country Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover.
However, financial control agencies say the country is also known that the combined or pooled donations against the spirit of campaign finance laws, and raise questions about who is making money and why. Define the intentions of donors and to determine if there is a clear and direct impact on policy is difficult, Louisiana State University political science professor Goidelic Kirby said.
These donations are to draw all the focus on the weaknesses inherent in the campaign finance law in Louisiana after the news recently revealed members of the family of Caroline Fayard gave at least $ 260,000 to state Democratic Party in a in turn is injected about $ 770,000 in the last weeks of his race for Lieutenant Governor.
But it was at certain meetings did not involve "any discussion with them in all business transactions here in Shreveport." Glover Ramelli said donations to his campaign, which were probably influenced by the same reasons that other participants should ensure that leadership is reliable and conscientious in Shreveport, said the mayor. However, Glover reminded the meeting Ramelli group representatives in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, but was not sure how often and when.
$ 10,000 to David Melville congressional candidate, his family and his campaign. Melville said he and his family gave him all the contributions on the same date and in the final hours of the 2010 elections to support a good friend and fellow Democratic candidate who is a recognized leader.
2, were placed in an Access database and analyzed. 2. State law limits campaign contributions from individual donors, corporations and businesses and political action committees. Between November 4 and also limits the number of members of the family of a candidate can give.The law also prohibits people who receive money from another person with the specific purpose of making a contribution to a campaign or a contribution behalf of another person.Other rules defined as a candidate may accept contributions and needs of detail to track these donations. For example, candidates can not accept anonymous contributions and cash contributions are limited to $ 100 per calendar year. Applicants must indicate the name and address of each contributor.Candidates must also provide regular and detailed reports list contributions, expenses, credits and other financing of campaigns Program.See Louisiana Ethics Administration of Law at http://www. .us/Pub/Laws/cfdasum_v3.pdf.How ethics.state.la itThe Times reports that campaign finance download Mayor Cedric Glover is available online in the Administration of Louisiana in August Ethics reports, detailed contributions The expenses and other campaign finance in March 2009 to November The final results were announced to campaign finance experts, donors and the Mayor Glover.
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