State of Delaware

State of Delaware - Campaign finance violations

Jack Alan Markell[1] (born November 26, 1960) is an American politician who is the 73rd and current Governor of Delaware. A member of the Democratic Party, Markell was first elected Governor in 2008 and was sworn in on January 20, 2009.

Jack Alan Markell

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In December 2013, following a lengthy investigation, special prosecutor E. Norman Veasey released a 101-page report - that found that some campaign donors contributed in excess of the legal limits to several state campaigns, including Markell's 2008 race.[43] 

The report found that personal emails from Markell to several of his contributors advised them on the perimeters of the campaign laws, information that the donors later used to donate beyond the legal limit.

Special prosecutor Veasey released evidence that even when presented with information from donors that would identify their ownership in a business as being beyond the allowable limit for multiple donations, Markell and his campaign accepted funds above and beyond legal limits. 

The information that revealed that the donors were exceeding the allowable limit, however, was provided to the Markell campaign, along with the donations, in a column on a spreadsheet that was only viewable by using "formatting features on the spreadsheet software." [44]

Special prosecutor Veasey did not press charges against elected officials as the statute of limitations had expired and they found "no credible evidence" that Markell's campaign had intentionally broken the law, however, multiple donors had previously pleaded guilty for their participation.