New York State Senate Majority Leader, Malcolm Smith may have participated in some inappropriate actions regarding his campaign finances:

ALBANY - Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith used campaign funds to give a fellow Democratic lawmaker a $2,800 “personal loan” - a possible violation of state election law.

In addition to that:

Smith’s Jan. 15 financial statement also showed he spent $2,396 on Jan. 2 for Delta Airlines tickets.

Shafran said the tickets were for Smith, his wife and three Senate staff members to fly to Washington for President Obama’s inauguration.

Smith’s wife is not on his campaign or on the state payroll.

Shafran said Smith plans to reimburse his campaign for his wife’s ticket.

As a supporter of campaign finance reform, Smith will need to deal with this issue straight away. So to coin another SNL phrase, “Fix it!“

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