California Democrats’ ex-treasurer repays fraction of $10.5M

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Published January 20, 2014 5:00am ET
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California Democrats’ ex-treasurer repays fraction of $10.5M
In this Nov. 28, 2012 file photo, former Democratic campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee leaves the federal courthouse in Sacramento, Calif., after she was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for defrauding high-profile clients, such as U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. More than a year after being ordered to repay the $10.5 million she embezzled, federal officials say they have only been able to recover $94,468.80 from the liquidation of her assets that was to go to restitution.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file) | Rich Pedroncelli

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A former Democratic campaign treasurer who defrauded high-profile clients that included U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has repaid just a fraction of the $10.5 million she was ordered to reimburse her clients, federal prosecutors said Friday.

The government has received $94,469 toward settling Kinde Durkee’s criminal debt, said Lauren Horwood, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Sacramento. Of that, $500 went to pay a fine and the remainder to pay off Durkee’s court-ordered restitution.

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