Richardson Patel and Pure Pilates

Laundered Campaign Contributions

Fine: $10,000

FPPC No. 17/00182

Richardson Patel was a law firm located in Los Angeles, CA until it merged with another law firm in 2015. Pure Pilates, Inc. is a Pilates studio located in Encino, CA. In 2012, Richardson Patel acted as an agent for The Huntley Hotel by making a $10,000 contribution to Santa Monicans for Responsible Growth in the name of Pure Pilates without disclosing the identity of the true donor, in violation of Government Code Section 84302 (1 count). Pure Pilates acted as an intermediary of The Huntley Hotel and failed to disclose the original contributor information for the $10,000 contribution to Santa Monicans for Responsible Growth, in violation of Government Code Section 84302 (1 count).