Mayor from U.S. questioned on failure to report gift from Ecuador’s government

richmondstandard.com reported… When Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin returned from a six-day excursion through Ecuador to tour sites of environmental devastation in September, she told the media she benefited from a broadened perspective and steeled resolve to continue her struggle against big oil, including her city’s biggest taxpayer, Chevron’s Richmond refinery. She also said the trip was paid for by the Ecuadorean government through a New York City-based public relations firm. But when she filed her form 700 in April — a state-mandated report of investments, property holdings and gifts designed to show the public any potential conflicts of interest — the gifted travel was omitted. Read Article

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