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TexasTowelie

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Tue Mar 20, 2018, 02:47 AM Mar 2018

Hawley becomes latest target for an ethics complaint

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Governor Eric Greitens is not the only statewide politician facing an ethics complaint now.

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is the latest politician to be named in an ethics complaint filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission this week by Democratic attorney and lobbyist Jane Dueker, former chief of staff for Gov. Bob Holden.

The complaint, filed on Tuesday, claims that Hawley did not disclose free legal representation from a Washington, D.C. law firm in his state campaign finance reports or personal financial disclosures.

According to a Kansas City Star report, Hawley received pro bono representation from Cooper & Kirk PLLC during his 2016 campaign.

Read more: https://themissouritimes.com/49328/hawley-becomes-latest-target-for-an-ethics-complaint/

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