Providence councilor pays off campaign finance violation fines

Providence councilor pays off campaign finance violation fines

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- A Providence city councilor ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines for campaign finance violations has made good on what he owes, Target 12 has learned. Juan Pichardo was elected to the Providence City Council in 2022 to represent Ward 9. The R.I. Board of Elections initiated an audit of the councilman's campaign account last February “due to a large discrepancy” between his campaign account balance and his campa…