Ross Spano cops to having used personal loans for campaign
U.S. Rep.-elect Ross Spano admitted in a letter to the Federal Elections Commission that he financed his congressional run with personal loans, a clear violation of campaign finance regulations.
The admission comes weeks after the Riverview Republican won an election over Democrat Kristen Carlson for an open seat representing Florida’s 15th Congressional District. It also comes days after Carlson publicly called on the FBI to investigate Spano’s campaign contributions.
Spano borrowed $70,000 from Karen Hunt and $110,000 from Cary Carreno through four personal loans, then contributed the money to Ross Spano for Congress through installments between May 3 and Oct. 29.
Spano’s legal team sent a letter (below) to the FEC stating the candidate received bad advice on the legality of using the funds.
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