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Referral·Office of Congressional Ethicsreferral

OCE Referral Regarding Delegate Michael F.Q. San Nicolas

Published June 24, 202221 pages
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Briefing

The Office of Congressional Ethics investigated Delegate Michael San Nicolas and found substantial reason to believe he accepted excessive cash contributions, failed to disclose or reported false information in FEC filings, and converted campaign funds to personal use or made unverifiable campaign expenditures. The OCE found evidence a $10,000 cash contribution was solicited and concealed, identified $14,840.49 in unexplained disbursements to the delegate, and described possible travel and inflated vendor invoices tied to personal use. The Board referred the matter to the House Committee on Ethics and recommended subpoenas for several witnesses and entities.

Allegations

  • [high]Del. San Nicolas may have omitted required information from or disclosed false information in his FEC candidate committee reports.
  • [high]Del. San Nicolas may have accepted cash contributions in excess of FEC individual limits and in excess of cash contribution limits (alleged $10,000 from a single donor).
  • [high]Del. San Nicolas' campaign reported disbursements that may not be legitimate or verifiable campaign expenditures, including $14,840.49 of disbursements with no underlying receipts.
  • [high]Del. San Nicolas may have converted campaign funds to personal use for travel and vacations with a staffer (District Director).
  • [medium]Del. San Nicolas may have used inflated vendor invoices (JKT) to reimburse himself for amounts beyond legitimate campaign expenses.
  • [high]Del. San Nicolas and his staff may have attempted to conceal the impermissible cash contribution and influence witnesses (letters to donor, draft donor avowal).

Findings

  • [referred]The Board found substantial reason to believe Del. San Nicolas failed to disclose required information or disclosed false information in his FEC filings.
  • [referred]The Board found substantial reason to believe Del. San Nicolas accepted cash contributions in excess of FEC limits for individual donors and in excess of limits for cash contributions.
  • [referred]The Board found substantial reason to believe Del. San Nicolas converted campaign funds to personal use, or that his campaign expended funds not attributable to bona fide or verifiable campaign or political purposes.

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