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Wasden announces settlement with Beck, Heileson, who will each pay $250 in fines

Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a settlement with Doyle Beck and Chick Heileson over campaign finance violations, with each agreeing to pay a $250 civil fine along with filing amended reports.

“It’s important for Idaho’s citizens to know the source of contributions in our state’s elections,” Wasden said in a statement. “I am pleased that the proper disclosure is now being made and I hope that all participants in our election system will fully understand and disclose in accordance with the Sunshine Law.”

 Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney said, “The purpose of Idaho’s Sunshine Law and the goal of our office is disclosure. With the help of the Attorney General we have obtained that. I hope that this action will inspire ongoing compliance with Idaho’s campaign finance laws.”

The two were accused of concealing the source of a $12,000 campaign contribution, which Heileson claimed to have made to the “Integrity in Government” PAC in 2014, without revealing that much of the money actually came from Beck.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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