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11/28/12, "Treasurer to California Democrats Sentenced to 8 Years for Embezzlement," Roll Call, A. Becker
"The California campaign treasurer whose embezzlement scheme emptied
the coffers of some of Congress’ most prominent Democrats was sentenced
Wednesday to roughly eight years in prison by a federal judge in
Sacramento.
Kinde Durkee, 59, will also pay $10.5 million in restitution to
her former clients and will be subject to three years of supervised
release after she serves her sentence. She has until Jan. 2 to surrender
to authorities.
The case is believed to be the largest campaign embezzlement scandal to date.
Durkee pleaded guilty in March to five counts of mail fraud
after the government found that between $7 million and $20 million was
missing from the accounts of Durkee & Associates clients. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Reps. Loretta Sanchez , Linda T. Sánchez and Susan A. Davis, all California Democrats, were among those on Capitol Hill who lost money."...
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