Move over, Hollywood gossip, we’ve got a political scandal that’s juicier than your favorite streaming drama series.

Former California Assemblymember Evan Low just got slapped with a whopping $106,000 fine for some seriously sketchy campaign finance shenanigans involving none other than Alec Baldwin.

The Celebrity Fundraiser Fiasco

Picture this: A tech policy summit in Cupertino, a Lunar New Year fundraiser in San Jose’s Little Saigon, and a plan to sneak payments to a Hollywood star under the table. Low allegedly used his tech-focused nonprofit to pay Baldwin over $227,000 for appearances, then tried to play hide-and-seek with the financial details.

The Paper Trail of Deceit

Initially, Low claimed Baldwin showed up as a volunteer. But emails revealed a different story, multiple drafts of contracts attempting to conceal payment amounts. Baldwin, fresh off his Trump impersonations on Saturday Night Live, was shuttled between events in luxury, while Low’s team tried to cook the books.

The Consequences

The Fair Political Practices Commission wasn’t having it. Their investigation uncovered 18 violations, including missed payment disclosures and poor recordkeeping. Low, who recently lost a congressional race to Sam Liccardo, now leads the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, a position that might feel a bit rocky after this financial fumble.

Talk about a political plot twist that would make even the most dramatic Netflix series look tame!