OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Thurston County Superior Court judge has ordered a for-profit signature-gathering firm to collectively pay more than $1 million for deceiving Washington state residents by funneling their campaign donations to activist Tim Eyman for Eyman’s personal use.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson said the campaign finance lawsuit was filed in 2017 after Citizen Solutions and its principal, William Agazarm, unlawfully concealed a $308,000 payment to Eyman, the activist who is known for introducing a $30 car-tab fee initiative.
In a statement Eyman didn’t address the judge’s ruling but said he was focused on passing his new $30 car tabs measure and raising money to be reimbursed for the money he said he loaned to get the measure qualified.