(June 8, 2016) -- Carl Kemp, a familiar civic presence as a lobbyist/private advocate, 2014 City Council candidate and former City Hall and Port of LB staffer, was charged yesterday (June 7) and filed a plea agreement admitting to filing a false tax return that involved failing to report roughly three quarters of a million dollars in income over a six year period. The charge of subscribing to a false tax return carries a statutory maximum penalty of three years in federal prison and brings other costly consequences described in the plea agreement. [Scroll down for further.] |
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In a dispatch on his Facebook page at midafternoon (June 8), Mr. Kemp stated: "I made some irresponsible mistakes and I am prepared to deal with the consequences. I regret the impact that those mistakes are having on my family, however, I never misrepresented anyone that trusted me enough to advocate for their issues. My love and devotion for my family, friends and city has not, and will never change."
Mr. Kemp earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts and Masters of Public Administration from CSULB, where he elected Associated Student Body President (95-97) and went on to positions with the City and Port of Long Beach. Then-City Manager James Hankla tapped Mr. Kemp to handle government affairs tasks, after which Mr. Kemp moved over to the Port of LB in its newly created Community Relations and Government Affairs Division. He then went on to launch his own advocacy firm, whose client list at one point included the then-proposed 2nd/PCH development, PMSA and the Long Beach Collective Association (comprised of a number of LB marijuana outlets.)
In 2014, Mr. Kemp entered the race for LB's 5th district Council seat and finished second in a runoff with Stacy Mungo. He then served as a Washington D.C. aide to Federal Maritime Commissioner Mario Cordero before returning to CA in February 2016 to take a position as VP in PMSA's LB office. Those who follow Mr. Kemp on Facebook are also aware that he recently lost his mother, for whom he had been caring through her lengthy battle against cancer. Mr. Kemp will be directed to appear for an arraignment in this case, likely later this month.
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