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flag California lobbyist Greg Campbell pleads guilty to fraud in scheme using dormant campaign funds.

flag California lobbyist Greg Campbell has pleaded guilty to bank fraud and defrauding the federal government in a scheme involving a dormant campaign account of former Attorney General Xavier Becerra. flag He admitted to laundering $10,000 monthly through a shell company and fake job for Becerra’s adviser Sean McCluskie, using his wife as a front. flag The scheme, tied to former Gov. flag Gavin Newsom’s chief of staff Dana Williamson, included backdating contracts to evade scrutiny. flag Campbell’s plea, part of a broader federal probe, highlights concerns over misuse of inactive campaign funds and lobbying accountability in California politics.

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