Pulaski County Judge Rules In Huckabee Case
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
A Pulaski County circuit judge has upheld
the state Ethics Commission`s ruling that Governor Huckabee
violated ethics laws. But Judge Timothy Fox rejected one of the
commission`s findings, that a canoe was an illegal reward for
Huckabee doing his job. The judge overturned a $250 fine
imposed by the commission stemming from the canoe.
Fox said Huckabee should have reported a $200
stadium blanket as a gift, and used campaign funds inappropriately.
The judge agreed with the commission that Huckabee shouldn`t have
used campaign funds to pay for an event called Gospel Fest. A
Huckabee spokesman said campaign workers used about ten dollars of
campaign money to print fliers to advertise the even.
