Gleisha Givens

August 1, 2008 - 11:11am

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Cohen campaign gave staffer 18 bonuses over last 7 months

There is nothing out of the ordinary about legislative staffers drawing down paychecks from both the government and from campaign committees. But the case of Gleisha Givens, who served as Chief of Staff to Assemblyman Neil Cohen, looks a little strange.

Over the last seven months, Givens has received eighteen separate payments totaling $23,400 from Cohen’s campaign while working full-time for his legislative district office. All of these payments came after the 2007 election, where Cohen had just token opposition. They are listed on Cohen’s Election Law Enforcement Commission reports as bonus payments, or payments for extra work.

Cohen resigned Sunday amid allegations that he had child pornography on a legislative office computer.

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