Appeal denied: Former Secretary of State Scott Gessler violated public trust

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Former Secretary of State Scott Gessler broke the rules and violated the public trust by spending Secretary of State office money for personal and political gain, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission in 2013. Gessler appealed the decision, and today, the Colorado Court of Appeals decided the IEC was right.

“The state should not spend another penny defending former Secretary Gessler’s position that elected officials have the right to use public money for personal and political gain,” said Luis Toro, director of Colorado Ethics Watch, the group that initially filed the complaint.

Gessler spent taxpayers’ money to travel to the Republican Party’s National Election Law Seminar before the Republican National Convention.
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http://www.coloradoindependent.com/153200/appeal-denied-former-secretary-of-state-scott-gessler-violated-public-trust

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1. Hurrah and thanks

Sometimes the mills of the gods grind slowly but sometimes they grind out justice.