Durkee

It seems Mr. Durkee is somewhat more of a politician than one might suspect.

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It must be said that Mr. Durkee is not a politician.

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Investigators noticed similar irregularities in the accounts of other clients of Ms. Durkee, including one official for a federal office, prompting the state agency to contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Ms. Ravel said.

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Eric Bauman, the chair of the Democratic Party of Los Angeles, said Ms. Durkee managed the group's funds for at least 12 years, and had full control of its four bank accounts.

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While some California political figures expressed shock at the allegations against Ms. Durkee, there are growing indications that there were potentially serious problems in her operation for years.

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According to the federal criminal complaint, Ms. Durkee "misappropriated money from her clients' bank accounts and filed false disclosure reports to hide the misappropriations."

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Ms. Durkee was "the subject of quite a few major violations."

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Kinde Durkee was arrested Sept. 2 and accused by federal authorities of stealing campaign funds and using the money to pay for an array of personal expenses, including mortgage payments, cosmetics and nursing-home care for her mother.

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Wylie Aitken, a prominent trial lawyer and major Democratic donor in Orange County, said Ms. Durkee had been recommended to him as "probably the premier person to look after you so you didn't break campaign rules."

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Ms. Durkee built up her client base through word of mouth.

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