FPPC Accuses Robbins of More Violations
SACRAMENTO — The state Fair Political Practices Commission on Friday released a 15-count civil complaint against former state Sen. Alan Robbins, accusing him of failure to disclose or explain millions of dollars in outside income as required by law.
Three of the counts grew out of statements Robbins made in 1991, when he pleaded guilty in federal court to using his office as a racketeering enterprise to extort bribes. He is now serving a two-year term in federal prison as a result of that criminal case.
However, a commission spokesperson said that further violations have been discovered since then by the agency’s investigators. They found that Robbins regularly failed to report income and loans as required from 1988 through 1991--even after he entered his guilty plea.
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