Montana PSC's Molnar hit again for brochures

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Story Published: Feb 23, 2012 at 12:00 PM MDT

Story Updated: Feb 23, 2012 at 12:00 PM MDT

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar of Billings is receiving more sanctions over brochures he used during his 2008 campaign.

A judge recently upheld a $21,000 fine that said Molnar violated ethics laws by using state government equipment for re-election campaign work.

The case stems from the Billings Republican's 2008 campaign, when his opponent charged him of improperly soliciting and receiving $1,000 from PPL Montana and NorthWestern Energy to print brochures for a Billings energy conservation event in 2007.

The Commissioner of Political Practices says in a Wednesday ruling that there is also enough evidence to believe campaign finance laws were broken by not reporting the donations, and not putting a political disclaimer on the brochures.

The commissioner cleared the two companies of any wrongdoing.

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