Abel Maldonado Brings Several Investigations Against Himself, For Tax Evasion and Love Affair

He  was swept out of Santa Maria, California on a tide of optimism as  fed-up voters rejected the sitting Acting Governor, and his large  expenses claims.

Abel  Maldonado clinched the seat for the GOP Party after he defeated Dems.  He  spent most of the election campaign defending his second-home   allowances.

But less than three months after his victory, Abel Maldonado is facing extraordinary questions about his own conduct.

And  if voters had hoped for a breath of fresh air, their new acting  Governor  has  managed to attract attention for a whole host of wrong  reasons  -   ranging from accusations of being a council tax cheat to  claims that he had an affair with a married Councilwoman who became his  live-in lover.

He  is now  facing calls to quit. The first light to be shone on the  situation came  when Mr. Maldonado was threatened with action over  accusations that he had  made false council tax claims.

Abel Maldonado denies any wrongdoing, and insists the  woman was never actually living there  -  only his dog was.

And  he explained that the Councilwoman was merely a friend in need, who was  getting divorced and briefly needed 'a place to stay'.

At least, that is what Maldonado said, when first asked about the situation.

The  Santa Maria Police Dept has issued a  devastating statement to  officials at local  District Council, which  is investigating the  council tax 'irregularity'. They also now will be conducting reviews of  taxes and expense reports from Abel Maldonado's office of  Sacramento,California.

The  local and state authorities want to determine the actual numbers that  left all office locations associated with this sitting Governor Abel  Maldonado; and all suspicious activities that came out of his office.

And  constituents who filed complaints against him for ignoring phone calls,  emails, and making remarks such as "I don't need to care about you  people in California, you almost voted a dog into office with your votes  casting in an actor named Arnold Schwarzenegger."