San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell has agreed to a $108,000 fine for campaign law violations, according to a settlement with the city's Ethics Commission.

San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell agreed Monday to pay a $108,000 ethics fine after an investigation found that he illegally commingled funds between his mayoral campaign and another committee created to support a ballot measure,

On the eve of Election Day, one of the candidates in the crowded race for San Francisco mayor was just hit with a record ethics fine.

The fine would be largest campaign penalty issued by San Francisco Ethics Commission. Farrell is accused of commingling campaign funds.

The San Francisco Ethics Commission alleges that Farrell’s mayoral campaign took $93,000 in contributions from a political action committee he created to back Proposition D.

Mayoral candidate Mark Farrell has agreed to pay a $108,179 settlement after the San Francisco Ethics Commission found that he violated election laws in his campaign. Why it matters: If approved, it'd be the largest campaign finance penalty in the Ethics Commission's 31-year history,

Mayoral candidate Mark Farrell has agreed to pay a $108,000 fine after an investigation by San Francisco ethics officials found that he illegally funded his candidacy through a committee he created for a separate purpose.