Paying the Piper
After all the hype and all the accusations thrown back and forth and all the politics surrounding the ethics complaint and eventual acquittal of all charges last year against Rep. Greg Hughs, R-Draper, there was one little matter left unsolved.
Hughes, who hired attorney and Democratic Party activist Tom Karrenberg, was left with more than $40,000 in attorneys fees.
So the Friends of Greg Hughes is holding a fundraiser at the Alta Club tomorrow to help retire the legal debt.
Three Democratic legislators last year filed a six-count ethics complaint against Hughes alleging 30 violations.a month before the November general election, in which he faced a tough re-election bid.
The eight-member House Ethics Committee dismissed all six counts and found him innocent on all 30 allegations. The entire process of the ethics hearings ended up costing taxpayers about $90,000.
But Hughes was stuck with his own legal fees to pay.
The group which was formed to help him retire the debt includes House Speaker David Clark, R-Santa Clara; Senate Majority Leader Sheldon Killpack, R-Syracuse, and lobbyists Alan Dayton, a Republican, and Mike Zuhl, a Democrat.
The fund-raiser, a reception at the Alta Club, will run from 5-7 p.m. Guests are asked to donate whatever amount they want, which will go into a special fund within Hughes' campaign account, as provided by state election law.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
Hughes, who hired attorney and Democratic Party activist Tom Karrenberg, was left with more than $40,000 in attorneys fees.
So the Friends of Greg Hughes is holding a fundraiser at the Alta Club tomorrow to help retire the legal debt.
Three Democratic legislators last year filed a six-count ethics complaint against Hughes alleging 30 violations.a month before the November general election, in which he faced a tough re-election bid.
The eight-member House Ethics Committee dismissed all six counts and found him innocent on all 30 allegations. The entire process of the ethics hearings ended up costing taxpayers about $90,000.
But Hughes was stuck with his own legal fees to pay.
The group which was formed to help him retire the debt includes House Speaker David Clark, R-Santa Clara; Senate Majority Leader Sheldon Killpack, R-Syracuse, and lobbyists Alan Dayton, a Republican, and Mike Zuhl, a Democrat.
The fund-raiser, a reception at the Alta Club, will run from 5-7 p.m. Guests are asked to donate whatever amount they want, which will go into a special fund within Hughes' campaign account, as provided by state election law.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
1:36 PM
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1 Comments:
Kudos Rolly, despite the fact that you are a pinko liberal hack this is a very fair and respectful blog post. Now if your columns reflected the same honesty and integrity I think the Salt Lake Tribune could possibly survive this newspaper-industrial collapse.
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