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2005-10-19
Grown-ups rescue Des Moines | Westside Seattle
Grown-ups rescue De Wed, 10/19/2005 Times/News Around Halloween, my thoughts wander down to Des Moines. Des Moines used to be the home of the Scare House, which brought autumn thrill seekers into the Waterland City. Invoking Des Moines’ nickname reminds me of the Waterland Festival, which attracted the summer crowds. Things are scary now in -
2005-06-25State PDC seeks suit on election violations – 2001 Des Moines races: Business group accused of hiding donations to pro-runway candidates
In 2005, Washington State's Public Disclosure Commission asked Attorney General Rob McKenna to sue a group of investors connected to TME Capital Group for allegedly hiding $60,000 in illegal campaign contributions used to influence 2001 Des Moines City Council elections. The investors were backing a business venture tied to the controversial third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and sought to elect council candidates favorable to the project. The scheme involved funneling money through shell entities and converting it to anonymous cashier's checks to conceal the donors' identities, part of a broader pattern of campaign finance violations in Des Moines linked to the Sea-Tac runway fight. -
2005-06-25
State PDC seeks suit on election violations – 2001 Des Moines races: Business group accused of hiding donations to pro-runway candidates
Seattle Times article by Jim Brunner (June 25, 2005) reporting that the Washington state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) asked Attorney General Rob McKenna to sue investors in TME Capital Group for allegedly concealing $60,000 in campaign contributions to influence the 2001 Des Moines City Council elections. Investors — including Elling Halvorson, Catherine Boshaw, Doug Edlund, -
IN RE: the RECALL Charges Against City of Des Moines Mayor Donald WASSON
Supreme Court of Washington,En Banc. IN RE: the RECALL Charges Against City of Des Moines Mayor Donald WASSON, Councilmember Richard Benjamin, Councilmember Gary Peterson and Councilmember Maggie Steenrod. No. 73036-9. Decided: July 10, 2003 David H. Middleton & Associates PS, David Middleton, Federal Way, for appellant. Des Moines City Attorney’s Office, Linda Marousek, Asst., Des -
Ex-Des Moines mayor fined $2,500
PDC bars Wasson from seeking office over plot to pack council By STEVEN FRIEDERICH, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER OLYMPIA — Former Des Moines Mayor Don Wasson has been ordered to pay $2,500 in fines by the state Public Disclosure Commission and instructed never to run for public office again or face even more damages. “He developed -
2003-03-16Des Moines council faces deadlock – Wasson resigns, citing state’s investigation
Seattle Times news article by Bob Young reporting on the resignation of Des Moines City Councilman and former mayor Don Wasson on March 16, 2003, following a campaign finance scandal involving concealed $49,000 in contributions from businessman Hank Hopkins. Hopkins funded the contributions to elect council members Maggie Steenrod, Richard Benjamin, and Gary Petersen, intending -
2003-03-16
Des Moines council faces deadlock – Wasson resigns, citing state’s investigation
Des Moines City Councilman Don Wasson resigned in March 2003 amid a campaign finance scandal, after allegations that he concealed $49,000 in undisclosed contributions funded by businessman Hank Hopkins, who sought to build a conveyor system for SeaTac Airport's proposed third runway. The contributions were intended to elect council members more favorable to the runway project, and the state Public Disclosure Commission was investigating whether Wasson and Hopkins broke state law. Wasson's resignation left the six remaining council members deadlocked, raising uncertainty about city governance during a critical period for airport expansion policy. -
Wasson quits Des Moines council, admits wrongdoing
DES MOINES — Embattled City Councilman Don Wasson resigned last night, acknowledging wrongdoing in a Public Disclosure Commission case involving charges that he and a local businessman concealed $49,000 in campaign contributions. Wasson, the subject of a recall campaign, had previously stepped down as mayor but said he intended to remain a member of the -
Des Moines Mayor Don Wasson resigns
Jan 24, 2003 By Dave Birkland Seattle Times staff reporter Des Moines Mayor Don Wasson, accused of hiding campaign contributions that reportedly swayed the council’s stance on the third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, resigned at last night’s City Council meeting. The resignation surprised everyone on the council, said Council member Bob Sheckler. “He (Wasson) -
Embattled Des Moines mayor abruptly quits
Campaign inquiry was a ‘distraction,’ Wasson says By JEFFREY M. BARKER AND CANDACE HECKMAN, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTERS DES MOINES — Mayor Don Wasson, under siege in this suburban city over an investigation into campaign-finance irregularities, resigned last night. Wasson’s surprise resignation as mayor took effect after last night’s City Council meeting. He intends to remain