Former Leader Of Maine's Economic Development Office Exhibits Fraud

 Trickle down effect to Lisbon.  Who said it isn't so?  Makes you wonder why nothing has been done with Lisbon's own Fraud in Economic Development, ie. Atlantic Commercial Cleaners etc.

AUGUSTA, Maine — Staff of the Maine Ethics Commission denied Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Richardson’s request for public financing because of potential fraud committed by campaign workers, according to documents obtained Sunday.

In a major blow to Richardson’s bid for his party’s nomination, commission staff notified the former speaker of the House and economic development commissioner late last week that he had failed to qualify for funding through the Maine Clean Election Act because several $5 contributions were falsified as well as other serious violations.

“Staff has found that certain campaign workers falsely stated that they collected qualifying contributions,” Commission Executive Director Jonathan Wayne wrote to Richardson last Thursday. “The Commission staff also declines to grant MCEA certification because of the submission of documents containing material false statements and other substantial violations of the MCEA.”  Read more

Mr. Richardson is expected to announce later today that his bid for being Maine Governor will end.