Councilman Accused of 40 Campaign Violations
The city’s top ethics official accused Councilman Jack Weiss on Thursday of 40 violations of campaign reporting rules, charging that he failed to properly disclose several mass mailings in the 2001 election as well as spending from his political officeholder account.
LeeAnn Pelham, executive director of the city Ethics Commission, issued the accusation after Weiss refused a settlement proposed by Pelham calling for $17,000 in fines. The councilman’s aides said the amount was excessive for what Weiss contended were clerical errors.
The case now goes to the Ethics Commission for a hearing.
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