Eyman fights allegation he repeatedly broke campaign laws
OLYMPIA — Tim Eyman is the state’s ubiquitous promoter of anti-tax initiatives.
Is the former Mukilteo resident also a money launderer who has steered hundreds of thousands of dollars through ballot measure campaigns into his pockets?
On Monday, a civil trial began in Thurston County Superior Court to sort it out.
The trial stems from a 2017 lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson that accuses Eyman of secretly moving campaign money between two initiatives and receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks from the signature-gathering firm with which he’s teamed up for nearly two decades.
Eyman is also accused of failing to report as political contributions as much as a million dollars collected from friends and supporters dating back to 2013 — money that Eyman insists were gifts and intended solely for his personal use and not covered under state campaign finance disclosure laws.
Ferguson is seeking millions of dollars in damages against Eyman and asking the court to permanently bar him from participating in or directing financial transactions for any political committees going forward.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/eyman-fights-allegation-he-repeatedly-broke-campaign-laws/
Didn't know grifting paid so well.
