The long-running case against former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, accused of running his state office like "Animal House" and spending campaign money on goodies for himself and his family, ended Thursday with a fine and no criminal charges.
A story from the AP says, Dann resigned a year ago after what began as a sexual harassment complaint against an aide evolved into a wide-ranging investigation into sexual misconduct, threats, vulgarity, misuse of campaign funds and state computers, and general unprofessionalism.
Twelve days before he resigned under pressure from other Democrats, including the governor, Dann admitted to an extramarital affair with an employee, one of several women from the office who drank and ate pizza at a condo he shared with two aides.
The Ohio Elections Commission voted 5-1 to accept a deal struck by attorneys for Dann, his campaign committee and Ohio Inspector General Tom Charles over the past two weeks.
Under the agreement, Dann and his campaign committee will divide a $1,000 fine. The state dropped all but one of the remaining charges against Dann in exchange for his acknowledgment that he violated state election law by using campaign money to buy airline tickets for his family to San Francisco.
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