Khan-Kuo Links to “Dark Money” and Attack Mail Lies
Just days before ballots were mailed out, Irvine voters received political hit pieces in their mailboxes — funded by a Political Action Committee (PAC) established last week with tens of thousands of dollars in difficult-to-trace “dark money.” The PAC was created explicitly to attack Councilman Larry Agran.
Dark money PACs are often established at the very last minute to avoid campaign finance disclosure laws. In this way, big developers and special interest groups can pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into mass-mailing pieces — filled with vicious attacks and outright lies — to sway voters who may not know the facts.
It appears that the PAC responsible for the attack mail has close ties to Mayor Farrah Khan.
Mayor Khan and her hand-picked Vice Mayor, Anthony Kuo (who is running for re-election against Agran) appear to be teaming up to spread lies about Agran’s record and his positions on the key issues in the November 8th election.