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Insurance Commissioner Lara took at least 32 international trips spanning 163+ days but consistently failed to disclose who paid for luxury hotels, airfare and fine dining.

Payment records for two-thirds of his travels remain unreported or incomplete; he’s now under investigation for potential campaign finance and ethics violations.

Lara also solicited charity donations from those with business before his agency, and met with insurers regarding pending rate hikes.

Ricardo Lara’s transition from influence-brokering state legislator to autonomous insurance regulator was rocky.

Almost immediately upon assuming office in 2019, the California insurance commissioner was discovered sol

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