Georgia’s 2010 race for governor ended Thursday, in a way. State ethics officials agreed to drop their campaign finance case against former state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, who will hand over the $128,000 remaining in his campaign fund and admit no wrongdoing.
The deal ends a years-long struggle over whether the Republican broke state law by using campaign funds to buy a house, lease luxury cars and join a private club.
Some members of the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission expressed frustration that Oxendine didn’t admit fault in the consent order, which the commission approved 4-1.
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