The former deputy campaign manager for Republican congressional candidate Carl DeMaio (CA) said that, contrary to claims from the DeMaio campaign, former staffer Todd Bosnich was not fired for plagiarism.
“I worked at the Carl DeMaio campaign as the Deputy Campaign Manager in May 2014 and can confirm Todd was not fired for plagiarism,” Alison Rentschler, the former campaign manager, said in a statement to San Diego City Beat. “Carl was very involved with the report and referred to it as his ‘baby.’ I know Todd, he is an honest and trustworthy person.”
That refutation by Rentschler strongly conflicts with claims by the DeMaio campaign that Bosnich was fired for plagiarizing a report concerning pensions.
City Beat said the DeMaio (pictured) campaign had over a day to respond but they didn’t.
Bosnich is the former staffer who has said DeMaio sexually harassed him and tried to keep him quiet about it by offering $50,000 if Bosnich signed a non-disclosure agreement. DeMaio has denied that accusation.
Rentschler said she couldn’t say any more as she is “currently a cooperating witness” in an investigation by the FBI over threats made against Bosnich.
City Beat noted that Bosnich has also produced emails that reinforce his claim that he was fired on the same day he said he was offered $50,000.
DeMaio is the Republican nominee for Congress running to defeat Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA).