哥伦布：州众议员Ismail Mohamed竞选财务违规被罚1200美元，将带罚参选
俄亥俄州富兰克林县哥伦布消息：俄亥俄州州务卿办公室裁定，来自哥伦布东北区的民主党州众议员 Ismail Mohamed 多次未按时提交竞选财务报告，且报告存在资金申报错误，被处以1200美元罚款。《哥伦布快报》（Columbus Dispatch）10月20日通过公共记录申请披露了这份调查报告，这是 Mohamed 第二次违反竞选财务规定。
9月14日的调查报告认定，Mohamed 的竞选委员会未能按时提交2025年年度报告和2026年预选前报告，且两份报告均不完整、不准确。调查人员在六项指控中认定四项违规，其中包括将一笔已有贷款错误登记为新增贷款，导致后续报告余额失实。报告指出：「这些余额差异错误表明，该委员会在相应报告期内未能披露至少90%的所获捐款总额或支出总额。」
调查还审查了 Mohamed 是否将竞选资金挪作私用的指控，但未发现任何挪用迹象。Mohamed 未回应置评请求，州务卿办公室也未回应澄清请求，目前尚不清楚他是否已提出申诉。此案独立于其共和党对手 Bernadine Kennedy Kent 提出的居住地资格挑战：富兰克林县选举委员会9月28日已以3比1投票驳回该挑战。Mohamed 将带罚参加11月3日大选。
Columbus: State Rep. Ismail Mohamed Fined $1,200 for Campaign Finance Violations Ahead of Election
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio: The Ohio Secretary of State's office has ruled that state Rep. Ismail Mohamed, a Democrat from Columbus' Northeast Side, failed to file multiple campaign finance reports on time and made errors in reported funds, fining him $1,200. The Columbus Dispatch disclosed the investigative report on October 20 through a public records request. It is Mohamed's second campaign finance violation.
The report, dated September 14, found that Mohamed's campaign committee did not file its 2025 annual report and 2026 pre-primary report on time, and that both reports were incomplete and inaccurate. Investigators sustained four of six allegations, including listing an existing loan as a new loan, which made balances on subsequent reports incorrect. "These balance discrepancy errors show the committee failed to disclose at least 90% of the total contributions received or of the total expenditures made during the respective reporting periods," the report stated.
Investigators also looked into allegations that Mohamed used campaign money for personal use but found no indication of that. Mohamed did not respond to a request for comment, the Secretary of State's office did not respond to a request for clarification, and it is unclear whether he has filed an appeal. The case is separate from a residency challenge brought by his Republican opponent, Bernadine Kennedy Kent, which the Franklin County Board of Elections voted 3-1 to deny on September 28. Mohamed remains on the ballot for the November 3 election.
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