AZ GOP Rep. David Schweikert fined $125,000 by Federal Election Commission for repeated campaign fin

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Republican Rep. David Schweikert of Arizona has agreed to pay a $125,000 fine related to repeated campaign finance violations he committed between 2010 and 2017, according to documents made public by the Federal Election Commission on Friday.

The FEC found that Schweikert "knowingly and willfully" misreported who and for what his official funds were used and misused campaign funds for personal affairs.

In July 2020, Schweikert was fined $50,000 by the House Ethics Committee for the same set of violations. The bipartisan panel found the congressman misused taxpayer funds for non-official purposes, pressured his congressional staff to perform campaign-related work, and exhibited a "lack of candor and due diligence" during that investigation. He admitted to 11 different violations of House rules, leading to a formal reprimand by voice vote the following month.

Specifically, Schweikert failed to disclose at least $300,000 in loans or loan repayments to his campaign accounts, falsely reported other transactions, and paid $270,000 to a consulting firm operated by his chief of staff, Oliver Schwab, violating ethics rules that restrict outside income for senior congressional aides.

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