Planned Parenthood affiliate to pay $30K to settle case with Vermont’s Attorney General’s Office

by Heidi Miller

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England has agreed to pay $30,000 in settlement of a claim that it violated campaign finance laws.  The group’s Action Fund spent around $119,000 in ads against Brian Dubie, Republican candidate in the 2010 Vermont gubernatorial race. It also received donations in excess of $2,000 from individuals.

The Attorney General’s Office believes that the Action Fund should have been registered with the secretary of state and should have been required to fill out campaign finance reports.

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 Heidi Miller is an attorney, specializing in litigation.