The Maine Attorney General’s Office has filed a 7-count criminal complaint against Victor E. DiGregorio in connection with his failed bid for Legislative office last November. DiGregorio is also a Sanford city councilor.
The complaint, filed at Springvale District Court, alleges DiGregorio attempted to steal money from the state and lied to the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices when he signed forms stating he had collected $5 contributions in his bid for Maine Clean Elections Act funds. DiGregorio was a candidate in a special election for a seat in the Maine House of Representatives, which became vacant upon the death of former Rep. Bill Noon.
DiGregorio was denied Clean Elections Act funding , according to ethics commission executive director Jonathan Wayne, because he did not actually collect $5 contributions from some of the people signing the forms.
The criminal complaint alleges six counts of making an unsworn falsification and one count of attempted theft by deception. All are Class D misdemeanors.
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