latinopoliticsblog.com » CA State Senator Lou Correa http://latinopoliticsblog.com Where La Raza comes to discuss its leaders, where you can learn about issues in Latino politics. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:14:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Campaign Treasurer for Rep. Loretta Sanchez & OC Reps. Solorio and Correa Arrested http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2011/09/05/campaign-treasurer-for-rep-loretta-sanchez-oc-reps-solorio-and-correa-arrested/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=campaign-treasurer-for-rep-loretta-sanchez-oc-reps-solorio-and-correa-arrested http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2011/09/05/campaign-treasurer-for-rep-loretta-sanchez-oc-reps-solorio-and-correa-arrested/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:31:34 +0000 webmaster http://latinopoliticsblog.com/?p=3800 Kinde Durkee, a campaign operative who most people wouldn’t really know about unless they paid attention to campaign finance and mail pieces in local elections, was arrested over the weekend and will likely face mail fraud charges. Durkee is connected to some of the more prominent Latino politicians in Southern California including Representative Loretta Sanchez, State Senator Lou Correa and Assemblyman Jose Solorio.

Check out the clip below for more details:

SoCal Dem. Campaign Treasurer Arrested: MyFoxLA.com

It looks like the elected officials that Durkee was doing work for may have been the victims of embezzlement. The LA Times reports that Correa had only learned of any troubles in working with his campaign treasurer on Friday.

This isn’t the first time Rep. Loretta Sanchez has encountered a problem with people spending money inappropriately. Just a few years ago, a former aide to Rep. Sanchez was given probation for stealing office funds for pizza, groceries, and airline tickets.

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Photo Credit: LA Times, 06/24/08

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