Sanders fined for accepting foreign donations in 2016 election

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign will pay $14,500 as part of an agreement with the Federal Election Commission over allegations that the campaign wrongfully accepted in-kind donations from an Australian political party.
The complaint centered on a group of seven Australians who volunteered for the Vermont independent’s 2016 presidential bid.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a