Andrew M. Stein, Andrew Stein for Superior Court Judge 2014, and Yolanda Miranda

Laundered Campaign Contributions

Fine: $15,000

FPPC No. 17/075

This matter arose from an audit performed by the Franchise Tax Board’s Political Reform Audit Program. Andrew Stein was a successful candidate for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge in the June 3, 2014 Primary Election, but was defeated in the November 4, 2014 General Election. Andrew Stein for Superior Court Judge 2014 was Stein’s controlled committee. Yolanda Miranda served as the Committee’s treasurer. In this matter, Stein, the Committee, and Miranda caused a third party to make a $100,000 contribution to the Committee in the name of Stein, in violation of Government Code Section 84301 (1 count). Further, Stein, while acting as the intermediary of the third party, failed to disclose both the intermediary and the original contributor information for the $100,000 contribution from the third party to the Committee, in violation of Government Code Section 84302 (1 count). Finally, Stein, the Committee, and Miranda filed a campaign statement with inaccurate contributor information regarding the $100,000 contribution, in violation of Government Code Section 84211 (1 count).