Lawmaker’s Aide Found Guilty in Campaign Finance Case

“A federal jury Monday found Rep. Bob Brady’s (D-PA) top political strategist, Ken Smukler, guilty of nine of 11 counts of repeatedly flouting campaign finance laws in a case that once threatened to ensnare the congressman himself,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

“Smukler, 58, who has helped dozens of Democrats win public officeover the last 30 years, was convicted of coordinating multiple unlawful contributions and falsifying finance reports for candidates in back-to-back congressional races.”