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Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell's powerful chief of staff, M. Lisa Moody, denied Tuesday that she ever pressured state commissioners or their staffs to contribute to Rell's election campaign. Moody repeatedly apologized to state lawmakers for violating Rell's policy against using the governor's office for political fund raising. She said she accepted the blame for giving commissioners Rell fund- raising invitations to hand out to their subordinates, which resulted in 16 top state officials being fined $500 each for violating state law.
"I didn't know it was against the law," Moody said during nearly three hours of testimony. "Shame on me."See the full content of this document
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Moody Takes Blame for Fund Probe
"I caused the problem," said Moody, who wasn't fined because her position wasn't included in the state ban on high-ranking state officials soliciting campaign contri...
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