Tim Eyman hit with new sanctions, ordered to disclose source of nearly $800K in donations
After spending more than 18 months in contempt of court for refusing to disclose information about his finances and his business in the long-running campaign finance lawsuit against him, anti-tax activist Tim Eyman was hit Friday with further sanctions, as a Thurston County judge ruled he must disclose the source of nearly $800,000 in contributions he’s collected since 2012.
It’s the latest in a series of setbacks for Eyman, in an investigation now nearly five years old that alleges his two-decade career as a serial initiative filer has coincided with a scheme to launder political donations through a complex web of political committees, businesses and kickbacks to flout campaign-finance laws and enrich himself.
Eyman has twice been held in contempt of court for refusing to cooperate with court rules in Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s lawsuit against him. He faces a potential lifetime ban on directing the finances of political committees. He also remains in contempt of court. He and his company, Watchdog for Taxpayers, are being charged $500 a day and have racked up more than $225,000 in fines.
Eyman, who has filed for bankruptcy and is representing himself in the case, calls Ferguson’s lawsuit a “political jihad against me and my family” and argued in court filings that he’s been “proactive, diligent and motivated” in his efforts to get out of contempt. Eyman said he’s spent $900,000 on his legal defense, and said only five of Ferguson’s 38 questions remain unanswered.
Read more: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/tim-eyman-hit-with-new-sanctions-ordered-to-disclose-source-of-nearly-800k-in-donations/
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