This seems ironic: Big discrepancies in past political campaign accounts keep Andy Dillon from getting clearance to close those state-monitored funds.
The irony is that he's in charge of keeping Michigan's budget ledgers in line.
Andy Dillon sought the 2010 Democratic gubernatorial nomination and later joined the Republican administration of Gov. Rick Snyder.
Paul Egan, a Free Press reporter in Lansing, explains the unusual situation:
Three campaign finance accounts controlled by Michigan Treasurer Andy Dillon are in disarray, with more than $100,000 not properly accounted for from Dillon’s 2010 campaign for governor, the Free Press has learned.
Dillon and his campaign treasurer want to close the Andy Dillon for Michigan campaign fund he used for the governor’s race, but Secretary of State officials won’t sign off on the closure because of financial discrepancies.
No one has alleged improper activity, but the Secretary of State normally requires a campaign fund to reduce its balance to zero through allowable expenditures before the account can be dissolved and a requirement for ongoing financial reporting ends.
Egan reports that two of Dillon’s campaign funds have unexplained accounting errors of about $105,000 and $8,900.
The third fund was more than three months behind on its required reporting until Friday, when the treasurer filed two past-due reports after he was contacted by the Free Press. The committee was assessed $775 in late filing fees.
An aide to the former candidate told Egan: “Treasurer Dillon is aware of the issues, one of which is technological in nature. Each is being addressed . . . and the accounts will be closed.”
Dillon lost the 2010 Democratic gubernatorial nomination to Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and later joined the Republican administration of Gov. Rick Snyder.
