Three former SF mayors demand criminal investigation into Mark Farrell’s campaign finances
San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell has dismissed accusations that his office is using money from the Proposition D campaign to pay for his mayoral campaign. The accusations were made in a letter signed by former mayors Willie Brown, Art Agnos and Frank Jordan.
Former SF Mayors Send Letter to Attorney General Rob Bonta Demanding Investigation Accusing Mayoral Candidate Mark Ferrell of Campaign Finance Violations Ferrell says his lawyers have conducted a review of campaign finance related to the mayoral race and Proposition D. are
SAN FRANCISCO – Three former San Francisco mayors accused candidate Mark Farrell of misappropriating campaign funds and called for a criminal investigation in a letter sent Monday to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. I asked for it.
In addition to former Mayors Art Agnos, Willie Brown, and Frank Jordan, the letter also includes former City Attorney Louise Rennes, former State Sen. Mark Leno, former Supervisor Angela Alioto, It was signed by retired judge Quentin Kopp and attorneys John Keker and Randy Knox.
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown said, “This has never gone beyond a private conversation,” and “I have never seen anything so outrageous.”
Former Mayor Brown, who supports London Breed’s re-election bid, said he was approached about signing the letter 10 days ago.
The letter accuses Mr. Farrell of using unlimited donations allowed under the ballot measure to circumvent the mayor’s race’s $500 per person contribution limit.
“This is a complete violation of that standard,” Brown said.
“There is absolutely no factual basis. I lead both camps,” Farrell said at a news conference Monday. Farrell previously scheduled a media event to discuss the city’s ranked-choice voting system, asking voters to put Asha Safai as their second choice and “anyone but Breed” on their ballots. was.
Farrell said his mayoral campaign and Prop D share office space on West Portal Drive. He said his team is fully transparent, splitting accounting and spending 50-50 and submitting public reports when necessary.
“All of our public information has been very clear from day one. My team spends half of its time on Prop. D. That’s what we’ve been working on from the beginning,” Farrell said. Ta. He added that campaign funds have been vetted and approved by lawyers.
The letter comes as incumbent Mayor London Breed faces fierce competition from Farrell, nonprofit philanthropy leader Daniel Lurie, Supervisor Ayesha Safai and Supervisor Aaron Peskin. It was submitted in the midst of an election campaign.
Farrell appeared on KTVU’s “The Four” last week and answered questions about other reported allegations of non-disclosure of mortgage loans he received. Farrell said this was an oversight, which he later corrected in the campaign’s public information.
“I hope this leads to some action, not jail, but some action,” Brown said.
“What a joke. Each of these former mayors is supporting one of my political opponents. This is a machine trying to attack me as the frontrunner in this race,” Farrell said.
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