Ethics Fine Imposed On Former Cutler Aide ; Robert C.S. Monks Is Fined $100 for an Improper Pac Donation to the Gubernatorial Candidate.

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The former campaign treasurer for independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler was fined $100 Thursday by the state ethics commission, for what was described as an "unintentional violation" of campaign finance law.

Jonathan Wayne, executive director of the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, had recommended Robert C.S. Monks not be penalized for the violation, which involved the erroneous donation of $750 to Cutler's campaign through a political action committee run by Monks.

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Ethics Fine Imposed On Former Cutler Aide ; Robert C.S. Monks Is Fined $100 for an Improper Pac Donation to the Gubernatorial Candidate.

Wayne said a staffer for the PAC had advised the commission about the donation and how to properly report it to the state. That indicated to Wayne that neither Monks nor Jonathan Cra...

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