Hot! Campaign Treasurer Kinde Durkee Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison

Former advertising campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee appeared to be sentenced to help eight decades within dejecting prison upon Wednesday and also a determine purchased your ex to cover a lot more than $10.5 million to be able to subjects which include point out as well as federal government politicians out of to who your woman stole political funds.

U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller in Sacramento recognized the actual professional recommendation with u . s . prosecutors of which Durkee, a ex - go-to treasurer pertaining to Democrats, spend 97 several weeks in federal government custody. Durkee pleaded in the wrong with March for you to five matters involving mail fraud.

In generating that plea, Durkee admitted into the robbery with $7 million from over 50 victims, women and men assess Wednesday directed your ex paying restitution of in excess of $10.5 million in which 77 victims claim to own lost, which include expenses borne throughout establishing the actual losses. However, to pay this restitution Durkee has until now produced simply $91,000 from a pensionable account. Durkee apologized within court "to those that trusted me and I betrayed."

The court known as the crime a "significant along with egregious offense."

Durkee's patients included your plans regarding U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Democratic Reps. Laura Richardson involving Long Beach, Loretta Sanchez of Garden Grove, Linda T. Sanchez of Lakewood plus Susan A. Davis of San Diego.

In a sentencing memorandum, U.S. Atty. Benjamin B. Wagner labeled the actual fees "an correct sentence," adding, "This word will probably reflect your seriousness on the offense, give simply punishment, plus manage satisfactory deterrence."

Federal government bodies reported most of the money left for keeping Durkee's campaign fund company afloat, having to pay her mortgage along with covering alternative expenses, like Dodgers as well as Disneyland tickets.

Her attorney, Daniel V. Nixon, had written inside a the courtroom declaring that Durkee have found embarrassment pertaining to your girlfriend decisions plus cooperated using authorities.

"Ms. Durkee acknowledges that your girlfriend carryout amounted to a severe felony offense, she breached this rely on placed in the woman's by way of the woman purchasers plus induced the actual campaigns to be able to endure significant materials loss," the actual medical history by Nixon says.

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Photo: Former campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee. Credit: California Democratic Council