Ian Calderon was hired for “web consulting services” by his dad, a California State Assemblyman, Charles Calderon, and paid $41,990 and performed no work.  In a story by the Whittier Daily News in 2014 found that:

Those familiar with the campaign said they cannot remember any website, email or social media outreach component.

May, Calderon’s 2010 opponent, concurred.

“Not that I can remember,” May said. “As an incumbent in a predominantly Democrat district, I don’t believe state Assemblyman Calderon felt the need for a re-election website.”

A search of archived Internet pages turned up no evidence that the Calderon campaign built websites, sent out mass emails or opened social media accounts.

After investigating this issue for the past year, California Fair Political Practices Commission Assistant Chief Dave Bainbridge said that the enforcement division was closing the matter without action.

Even after “no evidence of a campaign website or social media presence” was found, Bainbridge wrote that they “did not reveal sufficient evidence to conclude that you violated the Political Reform Act.”

Conclusion from the California state political ethics watchdog – even if no work is done, politicians can hand-out campaign cash raised from lobbyists, unions and business groups to their family members.

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