Death, Taxes and the FPPC
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The 85-year-old real estate developer who headed the California Democratic Party 30 years ago and was a major contributor to Democratic candidates in OC and throughout the state during his life was fined $1,500 by the state's Fair Political Practices Commission a month a two days before he died.
His mistake? Failing to fulfill public disclosure requirements for a $10,000 contribution to the Phil Angelides 2006 campaign for governor. Can't a dying guy catch a break?
His family's massive South County ranch formed Mission Viejo, Ladera Ranch and Rancho Santa Margarita and, in exchange for lucrative housing and commercial development rights, created large public park areas.
I can attest to a large number of people who loved O'Neill dearly.
--R. Scott Moxley / OC Weekly
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