Complaint accuses California Senate candidate Steve Garvey of failing to disclose income

A government watchdog group on Monday requested a federal investigation into Republican Senate candidate Steve Garvey, saying the former Dodgers All-Star broke the law by failing to disclose some of his income last year. Tiffany Muller, the group’s president, said that Garvey’s apparent omissions in his 2023 financial disclosure amount to “deliberately deceiving California voters.” “Refusing to provide a complete and truthful personal financial disclosure report is not just a blatant violation of the law but a betrayal of public trust,” she said in a statement. Garvey said on last year’s disclosure form that he did not receive more than $200 in income — or any charitable donations made on his behalf — in exchange for speeches, articles or public appearances. But, the complaint said, Garvey made at least seven public appearances last year that weren’t connected to his campaign, including three in which the organizers told a Slate reporter that Garvey had been paid.