Columbia attorney Dan Viets has filed an ethics complaint alleging Mayor Brian Treece has violated state campaign finance laws.
Viets’ complaint presents two allegations against Treece: that he failed to file required paperwork before accepting donations for a 2022 mayoral campaign and that he is illegally maintaining a campaign committee while he is a registered lobbyist.
Viets filed the complaint with the Missouri Ethics Commission on Nov. 19, according to a copy of the complaint he provided to the Missourian.
“He’s clearly in violation of the law,” Viets said Wednesday. “The mayor is violating the state’s ethics laws in a way that clearly is designed to benefit him personally.”
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