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From the description given in the article, it appears that Reid wasn’t giving gifts to his granddaughter, but used the money to purchase “holiday gifts” - from her jewelry company. His description needs to simply be amended to detail a more accurate description for what the money was used for.

Relevant section of article below:

FEC rules ban gifts to family members using campaign funds, but in this case Reid’s granddaughter was acting as a vendor of jewelry — which would be permitted.

According to FEC rules, payments on campaign finance reports must conform to certain standard that make the purpose of the payment clear. According to the commission, “holiday gifts” does not conform to the FEC’s rules. Reid has until mid-April to amend his year-end reports to include additional information — or face fines or other administration action.

According to several websites, Ryan Elisabeth was the name of a jewelry line created by Ryan Elisabeth Reid. Ryan Reid is the daughter of Rory Reid and granddaughter of the Senate majority leader.

Read more: politico.com