ALFRED (AP) — A former state lawmaker from Alfred is going to jail for six months for misdemeanor forgery and theft charges in connection with his 2010 election campaign.
Republican David Burns, who pleaded guilty, represented House District 138 for little more than a year before resigning his House seat Jan. 31. He pleaded guilty Thursday in York County Superior Court to three counts of theft and three counts of forgery. He also was ordered to pay $2,384 in restitution.
The Journal Tribune says Burns reports to the York County Jail on Monday.
The criminal charges in February came after the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices found Burns violated eight campaign finance laws and diverted more than $2,500 from the taxpayer financed Clean Election fund for personal purposes.
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