ERRONEOUS GOVERNMENT ETHICS DOCUMENT FILED AFTER FEC CHAIRMAN ANN RAVEL TAKES LAVISH WEEKEND TRIP

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Breitbart:

Federal Election Commission Chairman Ann Ravel enjoyed a $160-a-day rental car paid for by the California Political Attorney Association while she attended a seminar in Squaw Valley, California, travel documents reviewed by Breitbart News show.

 

The travel report and information received from Special Counsel to the Chair Gabe Gopen show that the CPAA rented a car from Budget on Commissioner Ravel’s behalf from September 5, 2014 at 6:34 a.m. to September 7, 2014 at 5:20 a.m. The bill came to $320.37.

 

Chairman Ravel, an Obama appointee to the FEC and a former campaign finance regulator under Jerry Brown in California, would seem to enjoy traveling in style if she’s running up that kind of car rental bill. According to Kayak.com–Reno location–standard rental cars start at $19 per day. You can get a nice upgrade for $25 dollars per day. Ravel also was subsidized $452 for her hotel and $355 for meals and registration. The value of the two day trip was $1,417.37.

 

The travel documents that Breitbart News reviewed state that Ravel took the trip to attend a Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MSCLE) seminar and indicated that Ravel stayed there from September 6 until September 17, 2014.

 

Breitbart News asked Gopen why Ravel was there for eleven days. Gopen replied: “it appears that the dates filed with Office of Government Ethics are inaccurate.” Moreover, Gopen stated that the Commission voted to approve Ravel’s participation in the conference. He maintains that the payment by the CPAA was justified because “her participation in the exchange of ideas related to campaign finance at this event is in the best interest of the agency and its mission.” Other FEC documents and public records reviewed by Breitbart News show Ravel participated in a debate at the University of Virginia on September 10, so she clearly had returned the car in California long before September 17.

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