Anti-Trump Rep Ilhan Omar hit With Massive Fine

Anti-Trump Representative Ilhan Omar has made headlines for her controversial and sometimes anti-semitic comments. Now, she is being punished for improperly spending campaign funds. Omar has been ordered to repay her campaign thousands of dollars that she improperly spent on personal expenses.

According to The Daily Caller:

Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar improperly spent thousands of dollars in campaign funds on non-campaign expenses in 2016 and 2017 while serving in the state legislature, Minnesota’s campaign finance and public disclosure board ruled Thursday.

The state board ordered Omar to personally reimburse her campaign for just under $3,500 the campaign spent on out-of-state travel for Omar and on her joint tax returns.

Omar is also required to pay a civil penalty of $500 for using campaign funds to pay for her travel to a conference in Florida, where she received an honorarium for speaking.

Omar released a statement on the matter:

“I’m glad this process is complete and that the Campaign Finance Board has come to a resolution on this matter. We have been collaborative in this process and are glad the report showed that none of the money was used for personal use, as was initially alleged,” Omar said in a statement her campaign released to The Daily Caller News Foundation.

Omar also stated that she will close the account related to her state campaign and distribute the funds to organizations who train first-time candidates to run for office.

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