Post by Logan on Jun 22, 2016 5:15:07 GMT -6
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on a lawmaker facing penalties for violating Montana campaign finance laws (all times local):
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A judge has ruled a Montana legislator can remain in office after a jury found the lawmaker took illegal corporate contributions during his 2010 primary election campaign.
District Judge Ray Dayton made his ruling Friday during a hearing in Anaconda for Republican Rep. Art Wittich of Bozeman.
Dayton fined Wittich more than $68,000 after jurors found he took took $19,599 in illegal and unreported contributions from groups affiliated with the National Right to Work Committee. The contributions included campaign consulting, voter data, direct mail and opposition research.
Read more: helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/the-latest-judge-rules-montana-lawmaker-can-stay-in-office/article_1cd9087a-32be-58eb-8696-c86f8b0eea01.html
2:00 p.m. p.m.
A judge has ruled a Montana legislator can remain in office after a jury found the lawmaker took illegal corporate contributions during his 2010 primary election campaign.
District Judge Ray Dayton made his ruling Friday during a hearing in Anaconda for Republican Rep. Art Wittich of Bozeman.
Dayton fined Wittich more than $68,000 after jurors found he took took $19,599 in illegal and unreported contributions from groups affiliated with the National Right to Work Committee. The contributions included campaign consulting, voter data, direct mail and opposition research.
Read more: helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/the-latest-judge-rules-montana-lawmaker-can-stay-in-office/article_1cd9087a-32be-58eb-8696-c86f8b0eea01.html