Former Nevada lobbyist and developer Harvey Whittemore has reported to a minimum security in California to begin serving a two-year sentence for making illegal campaign contributions. Whittemore arrived Wednesday morning at the federal prison complex near Santa Barbara.
Whittemore was convicted last year of violating campaign spending laws by using family and employees of his billion-dollar real estate company to funnel more than $130,000 to Sen. Harry Reid's re-election committee in 2007. Arguments for his appeal are scheduled for October in San Francisco.
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