Billionaire Chris - Hansen, who tried to Kings from Sacramento to Seattle's NBA team, behind a secret effort to stop the city's efforts to establish a new center of the professional basketball team, the California campaign Stage monitoring investigation on Friday after disclosures.
The announcement was Hanson, who lost his bid after, NBA boss voted to keep the team in California's capital embarrassment, and it could undermine support for the funding of local ballot measures Hansen, was designed to put the city's vote on the Council The center of a planned $ 258 million in subsidies on the stage.
Hansen said in a written statement: "I made a mistake, I'm sorry." "Although I'm sure everyone can understand how easy it is caught in a fierce battle, the benefit of hindsight, it is obviously regret my decision."
Hansen said he would end his efforts after buying $ 625 million, NBA Sacramento Kings to stop sales, and technical director of Vivek Ranadive bought the day after the team was $ 535 million, led by a group of investors.
Hansen wishes city public after losing his bid to buy the team. However, the California Fair Political Practices Commission said that a month later, Hansen gave $ 80,000 to pay measures trying to get on the ballot next year in June of signature gatherers, groups in violation of state law, refused to disclose donations.
NBA has said Sacramento must establish a modern arena to keep the town king. The team's new owners have set 2016 targets.
Hansen's money through the Los Angeles law firm Loeb & Loeb funnel. Hansen said that the petition effort, he has hired them to measure citizen opposition fighters in the sales process to contribute to the company approached him.
Sacramento taxpayers opposition members to Pork, offered to the June 2014 ballot, distanced money and say they use only volunteers distribute the petition. Spokesman John Hyde said the money went to a political group's efforts to provide assistance to stop.
, "Hyde said," There is no doubt that this is a public relations nightmare stops. "We do not know that we do not accept any money from the fund."
Signature gatherers measures they need to qualify by December of 22,000 and a half, Hyde said.
Gary Winuk, the Executive Committee of the law enforcement authorities, Hansen said donate $ 100,000 total. Unclear what happened extra $ 20,000, although Winuk said it could have been spent on other expenses. He said the investigation continues.
, "Winuk said:" These are the parties as complex as you can get they should know better. "Most people just meet when we call them, they just happen to let us put them to court."
Donors deliberately deny the public information that can help them decide whether to sign the petition, he said.
The committee on Thursday filed a lawsuit to learn the identity of the donor, and displayed in a news conference on Friday said it was Hansen.
"Unbelievable," said State Senate President Darrell Steinberg temporary, who is from Sacramento, is active in the effort to keep the Kings in town.
Kings and NBA officials declined to comment, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson (Kevin Johnson), former NBA All-Star, who led the fight to keep the team the same.
Originally suspected money down before the Maloof family that owns the team's origins, because in the same law firm had long represent them.
Commission was dropping lawsuit, but Winuk said, Hansen and law firms could face civil penalties of up to $ 80,000 plus an administrative fine of up to $ 5,000 for each of the at least three election report violations.
 



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