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“The fact that they only gave money when he was doing these final rules, that more than ever really raises flags. There’s something fishy going on.”
Rep. Mark Ferrandino, commenting on campaign contributions from payday lending companies to Attorney General John Suthers as Suthers writes regulations to implement a new payday lending law, as reported in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, August 13, 2010

Legislative Committee Finds Lobbyist Groves Broke Ethics Rule

March 4, 2009
Today, a Joint Ethics Committee of the Colorado House and Senate announced results of its investigation into allegations that lobbyist Erik Groves violated ethics rules by attempting to influence Representative-elect Cindy Acree to vote for Rep. David Balmer in the election for House Minority Leader in December.  The Joint Ethics Committee found that Groves acted improperly and recommended formal admonishment. 

Luis Toro, senior counsel of Ethics Watch, released the following statement in response:

“Mr. Groves demonstrated a lapse of judgment that caused a diversion from vital legislative work and a drain of scarce taxpayer resources.  We are pleased that the committee recognized the severity of this unethical conduct and put the lobbying community on notice that such conduct will not be tolerated.  We also commend Representatives May and Acree for bringing this issue forward.  It is apparent from all of this that lobbyists must be required to undergo ethics training before they are allowed to engage in lobbying activities.”

More information about this issue, including all documents released during the hearings for Balmer and Groves, is available online at www.coloradoforethics.org.



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