Fountain Valley Man Charged with Making Illegal Contributions to Janet Nguyen's Re-election Campaign

A 38-year-old Fountain Valley man faces multiple misdemeanor charges of illegally making campaign contributions in other people’s names, a prosecutor said today.

Son Truong Nguyen allegedly told eight people and one business that if they made contributions to Janet Nguyen’s re-election to the Orange County Board of Supervisors in 2012, he would reimburse them, according to Senior Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Nichols. Nguyen allegedly reimbursed the donors a total of $13,300, Nichols said.

“It’s illegal to reimburse someone for contributing to a campaign,” Nichols told City News Service.

There is no evidence to date Nguyen had any connection to the campaign of Nguyen, who is now a state senator.

Son Truong Nguyen is accused of making the reimbursements between Nov. 2, 2011 and Jan. 30, 2012, Nichols said.

He was charged last Wednesday with 10 misdemeanor counts of unlawful contribution and faces up to a year in jail and a $10,000 fine if convicted.

City News Service