Actress Fined Over Political Donation

Actress Rhea Perlman and the founder of DHL delivery services, William A. Robinson, were among a handful of people facing fines for failing to disclose political donations during the 2003 recall campaign.

The Fair Political Practices Commission said Friday it would fine Robinson $10,000 for not disclosing in a timely manner his $100,000 contribution to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Total Recall Committee and for failing to file the paperwork required of major donors.

Robinson made the donation Sept. 26, 2003 -- 11 days before the recall election -- but filed the paperwork more than a year later, on Nov. 7, 2004, the FPPC said. Major donors must report their contributions within 24 hours.

The Schwarzenegger campaign committee had disclosed the donation.

The FPPC fined the DeVito Family Trust $400 for failing to file a major donor report on its $10,000 contribution to Californians for Schwarzenegger in 2003. Perlman, who is married to actor and director Danny DeVito, agreed to the fine Jan. 24 on behalf of the trust.

A $400 fine was levied against Cardinal Capital LLC of Hillsborough for failing to file a major donor report for its $10,000 donation to Californians Against the Costly Recall of the Governor, the FPPC said.