Utah candidate representing Ammon Bundy loses earlier court fight, must pay nearly $6,000
By PAUL ROLLY | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published 5 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago
It has been an interesting couple of weeks for former state lawmaker and one-time congressional candidate Morgan Philpot, who hopes to rejoin the Utah Legislature by running for the state Senate this year.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that he is the new attorney for Ammon Bundy, who faces charges in the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon to protest federal land-use practices.
That comes in the wake of a $5,784 judgment levied earlier this month against Philpot in 4th District Court.
Philpot had been sued by former campaign supporter Heather Broom, who asserted that she had paid to rent a campaign bus Philpot used when he ran for Congress against Democratic incumbent Jim Matheson in 2010 ...
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