Former lawmaker Jeremy Durham committed "hundreds" of campaign violations, an audit found, spending campaign funds on everything from landscaping at his Franklin home, to concessions at Nissan stadium, to suits at Jos A. Bank.
An audit of his campaign finances was released Wednesday morning by the Tennessee Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance. (Click here to read the full report.)
Durham did not maintain sufficient campaign records to support disclosures and did not properly maintain separate campaign accounts for all campaign activity. In one instance the audit found that Durham deposited $1,637.50 into his personal bank account, money that was made from interest on his campaign account.
The report said Durham failed to report $36,000 in campaign contributions.
Perhaps the most alarming findings came on page 19 of the 37 page audit where officials found that Durham used more than $10,000 in campaign funds for prohibited activities.
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Among the 39 questionable charges to his campaign account: a charge of $53.52 at Cool Spring Wine & Spirits, $87.38 at Red Dog Wine & Spirits, $252.50 at JJ's Wine Bar for an expense which read "Jeremy's b-day," $105 at Cool Springs EyeCare for sunglasses, $54 at Nissan Stadium for concession charges, $541.70 at Southwest Airlines for travel expenses related to a trip his wife to Washington D.C. and $18 spent at TPAC for concessions.
None of the businesses where Durham allegedly spent his money committed any wrongdoing.
Durham attorney blasted the Campaign Finance board on Wednesday, saying they prematurely released the audit without giving Durham a chance to explain or provide documentation to the findings some of which he called "a mistake."
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Durham also allegedly withdrew $11,927 in cash from his campaign account, and there's no documentation to support where it went.
“It's like an onion, each layer just gets worse,” one official said.
Officials debated sending the findings of the audit to the Williamson County District Attorney but decided against the move, giving Durham a chance to respond first by May 1.
