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ANCHORAGE - As the election approaches, the battle for a west Anchorage senate seat is getting fiercer by the day. A lot of this battle is being fought under the purview of the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC), which enforces campaign finance laws. Wednesday, the commission, overruling its own staff, voted to fine Republican Bob Bell $390 for initially failing to fully disclose the clients of his engineering firm and the amounts they paid. Now another Republican is going after French. Republican operative Bernadette Wilson held a news conference at state GOP headquarters Thursday afternoon to announce that she has filed a complaint against French with APOC. Wilson contends that he illegally coordinated his own re-election campaign with the issue-oriented campaign of the independent group “Putting Alaskans First,” which is supporting French’s stand against a dramatic reduction in oil taxes. The evidence, she said, is that one person and two companies are doing work for both campaigns. "I have not only filed an expedited complaint with APOC, but made the request that because so many of these links seem to be related to media directly, that all ads that Hollis French has placed and all ads that the independent expenditure group in this particular race has placed, that all of them be pulled until we get a decision," Wilson said. French said voters should be skeptical of such an accusation so close to the election. In any case, he said the mere presence of the same personnel in both campaigns is not evidence of coordination. "I think you'll find this is an area of the law that's not very clear. But I know that I've maintained a firewall between me and the Putting Alaskans First campaign, and we're running in a small Senate district. They've got a different objective." Paul Dauphinais, executive director of APOC, said the staff decided to accept Wilson’s complaint for the commission's consideration. He said the commission would consider the matter before the election. |
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is that all you got... said on Friday, Oct 26 at 9:03 AM
So Hollis did you get my intel...let's just present this to federal courts about all her crimes...update she started it in Washington state by having a Vietnam Veteran hung...KKK stuff...it was becasuse he knew the TRUST fund baby was entitled to more than 10,000 dollars... Ritcher Investements...1989...so it's federal... Lets bring down these clowns Hollis...once and for all...all for one - one for all - JUSTICE!!!
104886741I got more... said on Friday, Oct 26 at 11:41 AM
glad to see this issue getting some light...Hollis... there is an issue with that Western Life Assurance company and look the management...same management as Ritcher Investments...so they did some money laundering...and killed folks who knew about it...
104899226don't forget... said on Friday, Oct 26 at 1:03 PM
they tried to burn down the 'wrong address' house...or the snowmachine trip...or the truck falling apart...or the let's get a chick knocked up to use as leverage...there is nothing that has been done that isn't carnal knowledge to start with...
104905296OMG!!! said on Friday, Oct 26 at 1:43 PM
Holy canolie...and what is worse? I heard some of this folks...OMG...what can you do Senator? God you have to help this situation out...what about a Class Action Lawsuit and let's round up all those inflicted by Palins evil tactics...getting away with Murder...that is beyond wrong Senator on so many levels...really? so when someone is worth a lot of money...people lie cheat and steal and kill to keep it? Isnt' that illegal Senator?
104908035No Honor said on Saturday, Oct 27 at 10:15 AM
yeah that had to do with the Idaho Arien Nations... and affilitions and associations are there...that has warranted the VA to investigate it now...clear a good man's name who died trying to protect someone that didn't know it was all over money...criminal..
104960816Robo said on Saturday, Oct 27 at 6:06 PM
I love how Hollis says that it is our oil, yes that may be true, however you need someone to take the risk to extract it and process it for value...or, it remains in the ground and has no value -- to Alaskans or our nation. Alaska, our we that stupid...we keep voting for people like Hollis French and his chhorts, guess we are.
104983786founderlander said on Sunday, Oct 28 at 5:28 PM
Bell is a conservative businessman. French is an Obama-loving liberal. Dump French, vote for Bell.
105056886they tossed it out said on Tuesday, Oct 30 at 4:24 PM
no go folks...aww what's the matter republicans... missed opportunities for sure hu? lol...
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