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Contact: Ted Mucellin
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COUNCILWOMAN CONTINUES TO FLAUNT CAMPAIGN LAWS

McClure Calls for Investigation into Campbell's Financial Violations

Yesterday, Matt McClure sent letters to the Pennsylvania Attorney General, the Philadelphia District Attorney and the Philadelphia Ethics Board alleging various campaign finance law violations by entities affiliated with Carol Campbell. The letters brought to light the following problems:

• Genesis IV, a PAC controlled by Carol Campbell, failed to report $70,000 worth of donations made during the last municipal election cycle in 2005.
• Genesis IV further failed to disclose the source of an additional $10,000 which the filings claimed Genesis IV gave itself.
• Genesis IV completely failed to file a 2005 Cycle 3 report.
• Genesis IV pays for a car lease in Carol Campbell's name and Verizon bills in Carol Campbell's name in violation of statutes limiting what PAC money can be spent on.
• Friends of Carol Campbell, in conjunction with her Genesis IV PAC and The Appreciation Fund, another PAC she is affiliated with, have worked in concert to skirt Philadelphia's campaign contribution limits.

In 2001, Ms. Campbell was convicted of violating state campaign-finance law for similar infractions. This week in City Council she introduced legislation requiring the City to train candidates on how to properly fill out required forms, perhaps an admission of her chronic inability to do so in the recent past. Ironically, several of the laws Ms. Campbell is alleged to have violated were sponsored by Michael Nutter, her predecessor in Council.

"For too long, we've looked the other way on Carol Campbell's blatant disregard for the law," McClure said. He pledges that when elected he will introduce legislation to give the Ethics Board greater authority to enforce filing requirements and the ability to audit the filings of entities affiliated with officials and candidates.

Ms. Campbell has alleged in press reports that she had filed amended reports for Genesis IV, but the Pennsylvania Department of State can find no such records. Further, Ms. Campbell claimed the phone lines were for a non-profit, yet in recent court transcripts, while under oath, Campbell stated the phone lines were for her house and for PAC use.

Matt McClure is running as a Democrat for the 4th Councilmanic District to bring an independent and honest voice to City Council. McClure lives in East Falls with his wife and two sons.

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Last Updated: April 20, 2007