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Palin Implicated In Ethics Probe (Yawn, again) [Update from Palin Attorney Thomas Van Flein]
WFTV ^ | 7/20/09

Posted on 07/21/2009 1:52:43 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache

Edited on 07/21/2009 5:16:35 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Investigator: Palin May Have Violated Ethics Laws An independent investigator has found evidence that Gov. Sarah Palin may have violated ethics laws by accepting private donations to pay her legal debts.

To: All; Admin Moderator
Update from Palin Attorney Thomas Van Flein

"All options are open in terms of legal remedies. It is a clear violation of Alaska law that Mr. Daniel explicitly reviewed with Ms. Chatman prior to her illegal actions. We will be contacting the appropriate authorities for review and action."

Thomas Van Flein Private Attorney for Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin's Notes

315 posted on 07/21/2009 5:08:55 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)

More:

Additional Statement from Statement from Palin Attorney Thomas Van Flein Regarding Legal Fund News Report

"The resolution of the Trust Fund is not final. I have been working with the investigator regarding supplemental information. The matter is still pending. Whatever you have seen was released in violation of law. There has been no Board finding of an ethics violation and there is a detailed legal process to follow before there is a final resolution."

Thomas Van Flein
Private Attorney for Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin Notes

318 posted on 07/21/2009 5:14:53 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: dnctalkingpoints; ethics; fundraising; justsaynotomitt; libel; palin; partisanmedia; pds; pravdamedia; probe; rinoromney; romney; romneyantigop; romneyantipalin; stenchofromney; themccleodbitchagain; waronsarah; whenmittbotsattack
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To: My Favorite Headache

She should tell the inspector to shove it up his ass


21 posted on 07/21/2009 1:55:39 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Appears the left wing nits are throwing everything with only a few days remaining. OTOH, let’s hope there is no truth to this latest attack.


22 posted on 07/21/2009 1:55:39 PM PDT by newfreep ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." - P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: My Favorite Headache

The question is becoming how do we make it sufficiently hot for the complatent to never bother doing this again?


23 posted on 07/21/2009 1:55:39 PM PDT by Colvin (Harry Reid is a sap sucking idiot.)
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To: My Favorite Headache
Comon people. You know this is wrong.
24 posted on 07/21/2009 1:55:57 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("If they taxed condoms and toilet paper, they'd have us coming and going." - Lazamataz, 2002)
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To: pgkdan

Likely they are getting outside help and coaching.


25 posted on 07/21/2009 1:56:00 PM PDT by Hostage
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To: My Favorite Headache
Apparently, the fund is to pay off the $500,000 in legal debts she owes. The problem is that it's not a capped thing. Some building contractor for example could throw $250,000 there and then have state business.

It is a pretty ethically difficult area when it comes to legal defense funds.

26 posted on 07/21/2009 1:56:01 PM PDT by dogbyte12
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To: My Favorite Headache

we are talking ethics violation???? with the US pres. not qualified to serve and a liar? ethics?????? get a grip people!!!!


27 posted on 07/21/2009 1:56:09 PM PDT by bareford101 (U)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Uh...isn’t that what legal defense funds are for?


28 posted on 07/21/2009 1:56:13 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: Hildy

I believe that Palin is going to take it to them like no Repub has taken it to the left in decades.

I look forward to it.


29 posted on 07/21/2009 1:56:21 PM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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To: ABQHispConservative

The more they attack her the stronger she her support will grow!!


30 posted on 07/21/2009 1:56:39 PM PDT by Three if by government
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To: My Favorite Headache

May Have.....MAY HAVE?????

When will the witch hunts stop??????


31 posted on 07/21/2009 1:56:45 PM PDT by dila813
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To: My Favorite Headache

oh please.

Since when is it an ethics violation to raise funds for legal defense?


32 posted on 07/21/2009 1:57:04 PM PDT by GeronL (UnitedCitizen.Blogspot.Com --------- United Citizens Nation! ------------- Join Today!)
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To: My Favorite Headache

No insult to you but this isn’t breaking news. When it happens every week it is recurring news.


33 posted on 07/21/2009 1:57:24 PM PDT by Ben Mugged (Unions are the storm troopers of socialism.)
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To: My Favorite Headache

The operative word and the misleading word that AP is putting out is “may.”

The word “may” covers the legality of libel but this is a smear pure and simple.


34 posted on 07/21/2009 1:57:43 PM PDT by Nextrush (Sarah Palin is the new Ronald Reagan, I hope.)
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To: pissant

Someone should do that for him...

Seriously, it’s long past time to cause some CONSEQUENCES.


35 posted on 07/21/2009 1:57:47 PM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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To: My Favorite Headache

36 posted on 07/21/2009 1:57:52 PM PDT by Dan Middleton
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

She set up a Legal defense fund because using government funds would be an ethics violation.


37 posted on 07/21/2009 1:57:58 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: pissant

But that would be so Cheneyish!

Maybe she should take him hunting??? hmmm.....


38 posted on 07/21/2009 1:58:02 PM PDT by Hostage
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To: My Favorite Headache

Is Alaska the only place where that is illegal?


39 posted on 07/21/2009 1:58:12 PM PDT by bustinchops
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To: Colvin

Can’t these people eventually be prosecuted for these frivolous attacks?


40 posted on 07/21/2009 1:58:12 PM PDT by evad (Spending money that we don't have on something that won't work for a problem that doesn't exist)
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