Complaint Filed with FPPC - Larson's Shady Finances

A sworn complaint was filed with the California Fair Political Practices Commission this afternoon following months-long concerns about Larson's campaign finances going substantively unanswered. The complaint is made following a reasonable and diligent search for all identified information. The allegations are:

1. Mrs. Larson's fundraising through GoFundMe began approximately one month prior to the formation of her committee, and likely predates the establishment of the statutorily required separate, identified bank account for campaigns. Funds may not be intermingled.

2. Mrs. Larson's GoFundMe allows donors to donate completely anonymously, which allows individuals to evade the cap placed on campaign donations.

3. Mrs. Larson's GoFundMe does not collect the required information to keep records required by the state on campaign finances.

4. Individuals have donated to the campaign with fictitious names such as "FU Larson" and "Richard Bishop4815820347388181."

5. Mrs. Larson has not filed the required donor and expenditure disclosures leading up to the election as required by statute. The first disclosure must be filed within 45 days of the election and no later than 40 days preceding it. The election is in 33 days.

6. Mrs. Larson's scant reporting does not list donor's employers. This provision of the statute is important because companies may try to covertly donate to campaigns by giving employees money and instructing them to make the donations.

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​The Larson campaign, which claims to bring transparency to Manteca's local government, has been anything but when it comes to her campaign finances. This formal, sworn complaint will force the California Fair Political Practices Commission to launch an investigation into her scandalous lack of transparency of the source of her campaign finances. On the paperwork that Larson did file on August 9th, 2022, her Form 700 - Statement of Economic Interests, Larson states she has "No reportable interest on any schedule." Reportable interest would include Real Estate, Income, Loans, Business Positions, etc...

Larson is basically stating she has NO income, NO assets, NO investments, and is receiving NO special interest group funding. One would have to assume that someone who manages her personal finances so inappropriately, would have no place overseeing the management of our City's funds. Not to mention her "GoFundMe" fundraiser campaign for Mayor, is borderline illegal since she:

1. Began collecting funds prior to the formation of her committee,

2. Missed the donor and expenditure disclosure filing deadline, and

3. Is accepting anonymous donations or donations under fictitious names.

All that aside, "Mrs. Transparent", just one month prior, completed an Interfamily Transfer Deed of her real estate property to her Husband, Joseph Larson. This could possibly be construed as intentionally hiding assets. Larson would like to sit and point fingers and accuse Cantu and Singh of "conflict of interest", "insider trading" (we're still chuckling at her use of that term), and personal financial gain from their City Counsel seats, while she herself is intentionally underreporting or hiding income and assets, which is not only against the California Fair Political Practices, but can be considered a fraud.

In all honesty, with everything that's been revealed about Larson and her campaign manager in the last few weeks, this criminal type pattern of behavior is sadly no longer surprising, as this type of behavior from Larson seems to go back as far as the early 90's.