The chair of a local DFL unit has been fined $200 after admitting to using a fake name and incorrect address when attending a Republican fundraiser earlier this year.

The Republican Party of Minnesota previously filed a campaign finance complaint against  Barbara Crow, the chair of a local DFL Party unit in St. Louis County, who later admitted to using a false name, mailing address, email address, and phone number when attending a Jan. 6 fundraiser hosted by the local Republican Party.

According to the complaint, Crow used the mailbox address of the Cook County DFL and a phone number that belonged to a Wisconsin artist to sign up for the Republican fundraiser. After donating $100 under the name “Susan Johnson,” Crow attended the event, checked in with event organizers as Susan Johnson, wore a name tag identifying herself as Susan Johnson, and mingled with Republicans at the event.

The Minnesota Campaign Finance Board said in a conciliation agreement dated May 1 that all parties involved agreed Crow violated state law. Specifically, state law provides that anyone who “attempts to circumvent this chapter by redirecting a contribution through, or making a contribution on behalf of, another individual or association is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $3,000.”