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Press release issued yesterday.
Panel Votes 5-0 to turn back Ethics Complaint Filed by Democrats
Waterville, Maine -
The Maine Ethics Commission today voted unanimously to reject a
complaint filed by the Maine Democratic Party alleging an inappropriate
in-kind contribution to the LePage for Governor Campaign. The complaint alleged that Mardens had provided Paul LePage with a company car for use as part of his campaign for Governor.
In response to written requests from the Ethics Commission, John Morris, Chief of Staff of the Paul LePage for Governor Campaign, verified the following:
· Paul LePage is provided a company car as part of his compensation
· The company care has been a part of Paul's package for more than a decade
· Mayor LePage is still employed as the General Manager at Mardens
· Paul LePage is responsible for gas for the vehicle
· The dollar value of the personal use mileage gets reported on Mayor LePage's W-2 as income for withholding and tax payment purposes. This will include campaign mileage.
"The Maine Democratic Party put out a press release concerning their complaint before the complaint had even been filed with the commission," said John Morris of the LePage Campaign. "Today the Maine Ethics Commission decided unanimously not to pursue their complaint. We appreciate the professionalism of the Ethics Commission staff and the quick and decisive decision reached by the commission members."
http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/race-for-governorpanel-dismisses-two-ethics-complaints_2010-10-20.html
In response to written requests from the Ethics Commission, John Morris, Chief of Staff of the Paul LePage for Governor Campaign, verified the following:
· Paul LePage is provided a company car as part of his compensation
· The company care has been a part of Paul's package for more than a decade
· Mayor LePage is still employed as the General Manager at Mardens
· Paul LePage is responsible for gas for the vehicle
· The dollar value of the personal use mileage gets reported on Mayor LePage's W-2 as income for withholding and tax payment purposes. This will include campaign mileage.
"The Maine Democratic Party put out a press release concerning their complaint before the complaint had even been filed with the commission," said John Morris of the LePage Campaign. "Today the Maine Ethics Commission decided unanimously not to pursue their complaint. We appreciate the professionalism of the Ethics Commission staff and the quick and decisive decision reached by the commission members."
http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/race-for-governorpanel-dismisses-two-ethics-complaints_2010-10-20.html
