COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The case against former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, who resigned last May amid a sexual harassment scandal, ended on Thursday with a $1,000 fine.
All but one of the remaining campaign finance violations against him will be dismissed as part of the agreement.
The Ohio Elections Commission voted 5-1 to accept the settlement agreement between Dann and the state. As part of the deal, Dann and Dann's campaign will acknowledge that his use of campaign funds to pay for a trip to San Francisco for his family was in violation of state law. The state will acknowledge that Dann has already refunded some of the money and didn't intentionally break the law.
Both parties agreed that Dann and his campaign would pay a $1,000 fine, the maximum available under the law.
The agreement was negotiated over the past two weeks. It reflects that the commission has already found Dann in violation of election law for using campaign funds for installation of a security system at his Youngstown home and for personal use of a cell phone, and that a key figure in the harassment scandal is facing a 10-count indictment.
The 7-member panel fined Dann for the two earlier violations but declined to refer him to prosecutors.
Dann stepped down a year ago under pressure from Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland and other top Democrats. He is practicing law for private clients.
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