AP: Mo. Atty Gen Cleared in Ethics Complaint

[Eugene]

Mo. Atty Gen Cleared in Ethics Complaint

By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD
The Associated Press
Wednesday, September 13, 2006; 8:34 PM

ST. LOUIS -- The state ethics commission has dismissed a complaint
alleging that the attorney general's campaign accepted more than
$19,000 from a company while his office was investigating it.

The commission said the allegations against Democratic Attorney
General Jay Nixon were unfounded, according to letters released
Wednesday that were sent to Republicans and fundraising groups.

The state Republican committee filed the complaint in June, claiming
someone orchestrated a series of donations that shuttled money from
Ameren Corp. to Nixon's campaign for governor in the months after
Nixon launched an investigation into the Dec. 14 collapse of a dam.

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Ameren's donations went to separate St. Louis-area fundraising groups,
which then gave almost all the money to Nixon's campaign on March 31.
Nixon returned the donations after they were reported by The Associated
Press.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/13/AR2006091301736.html

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Great news!

He is running for governor in 2 years.