City must enforce laws
Last year, the Indy ('"Doug Bruce: Groupthinking," News, March 10, 2011) exposed anti-tax crusader Bruce's attempts to duck campaign finance rules. At the time, Bruce was running with his "Reform Team" for the Colorado Springs City Council. Bruce wiggled out of reporting contributions and expenditures to his and his cohorts' campaigns by creating a political committee through which to funnel the money.
Sound familiar? (Bruce is in Denver County Jail for funneling personal money through a nonprofit to avoid paying taxes.)
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