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| Big Art Chacon. In BIG trouble with the FPPC. |
By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
Friday, February 4, 2011
8:17 a.m.
Commerce, CA
Chalk up another corrupt politician from the City of Commerce and from the same family for that matter.
Another "Chacon" is now on the political "Bad Boy" list. Amazing how much greed can come from one family of politicians.
Yep, Central Basin Water Board Member Art Chacon will be formally charged on 13 counts of various political violations and faces up to $30,000 in fines according to the Fair Political Practices Commission.
The LA Times has a great article on this breaking political news in the morning edition today. Great reporting from Patrick McGreevy with The Times!
Chacon is the half brother of former Commerce Mayor Hugo Argumendo who was forced to resign from his office on December 21st of last year on obstruction of justice charges. In his plea agreement with the LA County District Attorney's Office, he was also barred from holding public office for the next three years.
Both Art Chacon and Hugo Argumendo are the brother and half brother of embattled Montebello Unified School Board Member Hector Chacon. Hector recently admitted to defaulting on tens of thousands of dollars in taxes from money he has collected from the political consulting business he runs.
Now big Art Chacon has been "found out."
Here are the 13 counts he faces next week in Sacramento at their January 10th meeting.
Image via Wikipedia Failure to File Preelection StatementsCOUNT 1: Respondents Arturo Chacon and Art Chacon for Water Board 2010 failed to file a preelecton campaign statement for the reporting period of January 1 through September 30, 2006, on or before the due date of October 5, 2006, in violation of Sections 84200.5, subdivision (b), and 84200.7, subdivision (b).
COUNT 2: Respondents Arturo Chacon and Art Chacon for Water Board 2010 failed to file a preelection campaign statement for the reporting period of October 1 through October 21, 2006, on or before the due date of October 26, 2006, in violation of Sections 84200.5, subdivision (b), and 84200.7, subdivision (b).
Failure to Report Contributions Received
COUNT 3: On a semi-annual campaign statement filed for the reporting period ending December 31, 2006, Respondents Arturo Chacon and Art Chacon for Water Board 2010 failed to report receipt of contributions totaling $22,800. 1 The Act is contained in Government Code sections 81000 through 91014. All statutory references are to the Government Code, unless otherwise indicated. Fines will be approximately $22,388, in violation of Section 84211, subdivisions (a), (c), and (f).
COUNT 4: On a semi-annual campaign statement filed for the reporting period of January 1 through June 30, 2007, Respondents Arturo Chacon and Art Chacon for Water Board 2010 failed to report receipt of contributions totaling approximately $11,650, in violation of Section 84211, subdivisions (a), (c), and (f).
COUNT 5: On a semi-annual campaign statement filed for the reporting period of July 1 through December 31, 2007, Respondents Arturo Chacon and Art Chacon for Water Board 2010 failed to report receipt of contributions totaling approximately $3,100, in violation of Section 84211, subdivisions (a), (c), and (f).
Failure to Report Expenditures Made
COUNT 6: On a semi-annual campaign statement filed for the reporting period ending December 31, 2006, Respondents Arturo Chacon and Art Chacon for Water Board 2010 failed to report expenditures totaling approximately $25,334, in violation of Section 84211, subdivisions (b), (i), and (k).
Image via WikipediaCOUNT 7: On a semi-annual campaign statement filed for the reporting period of January 1 through June 30, 2007, Respondents Arturo Chacon and Art Chacon for Water Board 2010 failed to report expenditures totaling approximately $13,216, in violation of Section 84211, subdivisions (b), (i), and (k).COUNT 8: On a semi-annual campaign statement filed for the reporting period of July 1 through December 31, 2007, Respondents Arturo Chacon and Art Chacon for Water Board 2010 failed to report expenditures totaling approximately $3,058, in violation of Section 84211, subdivisions (b), (i), and (k).
Late Contribution Reporting
COUNT 9: Respondents Arturo Chacon and Art Chacon for Water Board 2010 failed to report—on late contribution reports—five late contributions of $1,000 or more received during the late reporting period before the election that was held on November 7, 2006, in violation of Section 84203, subdivisions (a) and (b). These contributions totaled approximately $13,000.
Recordkeeping
COUNT 10: Respondents Arturo Chacon and Art Chacon for Water Board 2010 failed to maintain required, supporting records for contributions totaling approximately $50,487 and expenditures totaling approximately $50,975 that were received/made in 2006, in violation of Section 84104 and Regulation 18401.
COUNT 11: Respondents Arturo Chacon and Art Chacon for Water Board 2010 failed to maintain required, supporting records for contributions totaling approximately $14,750 and expenditures totaling approximately $16,032 that were received/made in 2007, in violation of Section 84104 and Regulation 18401.
Cash Received and Cash Expenditures of $100 or More
COUNT 12: In 2006, Respondents Arturo Chacon and Art Chacon for Water Board 2010 accepted three cash contributions of $100 or more, totaling approximately $4,350, in violation of Section 84300, subdivision (a).
COUNT 13: In 2006, Respondents Arturo Chacon and Art Chacon for Water Board 2010 made five cash expenditures of $100 or more, totaling approximately $1,400, in violation of Section 84300, subdivision (b).
Chacon has admitted to the above violations according to the LA TIMES article. I have a trivia question for you...
Who did Art Chacon replace when he won election to the Central Basin Water Board?
Answer: Indicted ex-Bell Mayor George Cole.
Image via WikipediaHere is more about the background of Chacon from the Central Basin Water District website. BTW. No word about this mess on the CBWD site. Gotta love em.
Re-elected to the Central Basin Board of Directors in November 2010, Art Chacon represents the cities of Bell, Commerce, Huntington Park, Maywood, Walnut Park and portions of Cudahy and Monterey Park, and unincorporated East Los Angeles. An advocate for innovative water resource management, he is the Founder and President of Chacon Water Advisory, a company dedicated to educating Southern California on the use of xeriscape or water-efficient, landscaping. Director Chacon is also a member of the Water Conservation Garden and Friends of Clean Water, two non-profit organizations focused on promoting water-awareness and conservation. Additionally, he has extensive experience in city government, having served as a commissioner of parks and recreation and city planning.
LMAO.
