AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s campaign ethics panel is seeking a $200 fine against one of the authors of a mysterious website that targeted Eliot Cutler during the independent’s campaign for governor.
The ethics commission voted Monday to fine so-called John Doe No. 2 $200 for violating campaign disclosure laws. But it also ruled that the other contributor to the so-called Cutler Files website, identified only as John Doe No. 1, committed no violation.
The Cutler Files website was highly critical of Cutler, who finished second behind Republican Paul LePage in the Nov. 2 election.
The originators of the website weren’t identified Monday, giving them a chance to ask the courts to keep their identities confidential.
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