Politics & Government
Trumbull's Herbst Files Complaint Regarding Malloy 2014 Election
The complaint is related to legal representation that was volunteered to the state party during a regulatory hearing.
TRUMBULL, CT—First Selectman Tim Herbst has filed a complaint with the State Election Enforcement Commission related to the 2014 gubernatorial election.
Herbst alleges in the complaint that rules were violated when the state Democratic Party accepted free legal representation from David Golub, according to the CT Mirror. The complaint is partially based off a Mirror report that found the state Democratic Party didn't file campaign finance reports for paying Golub.
The state party settled with state election regulators over claims of illegal fundraising. Golub represented the party during hearings.
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The party admitted no wrongdoing as part of the settlement, according to the Hartford Courant. A grand jury is being convened to investigate whether fundraising was illegal.
Under state law he is allowed to volunteer time, but law firms and other businesses can't donate services.
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Herbst alleges that there is no way the law firm didn't incur expenses.
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