(Central Falls, RI) -- A former state senator who lost a race last year is being fined by the Rhode Island Board of Elections after an audit allegedly discovered a number of campaign-spending violations. WPRI-TV reports the review and the $6,000 fine were against Elizabeth Crowley, a Democrat from Central Falls who was a twelve-year senator. Crowley blamed the issue on sloppy bookkeeping when reached by Channel 12. She added that she frequently gave campaign cash to homeless people near the State House or in her district.
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