State Democrats Pay $500,000 Fine for Bingo Games

Bingo usually seems innocent, but was a costly game for the Michigan Democratic Party.

The party has agreed to pay $500,000 fine. The Federal Election Commission found that it under-reported cash contributions at past bingo fundraisers by $4.4 million and violated several campaign finance laws, reports Jonathan Oosing of The Detroit News.

The party inaccurately reported approximately 12,500 contributions from the game-of-chance fundraisers over nearly 14 years. They were shut down three years ago.