An attorney representing a state lawmaker for an ethics-related misdemeanor argued before a jury Friday that a conviction could set a dangerous precedent and bring North Dakota’s citizen legislature to a standstill. Rep. Jason Dockter, R-Bismarck, is accused of voting on legislation he had a financial interest in. In opening remarks during the all-day criminal […] The post Attorney argues Rep. Dockter was just doing his job with lease, budget votes appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
The roughly 100 emails briefly mentioned Jason Dockter, who faces a criminal charge for lease deals with Stenehjem’s office and the North Dakota Department of Health.
The roughly 100 emails briefly mentioned Jason Dockter, who faces a criminal charge for lease deals with Stenehjem’s office and the North Dakota Department of Health.
Attorneys in the pending misdemeanor trial of Republican Bismarck state Rep. Jason Dockter that s tied to a state lease for a building he co-owns met Monday to discuss final matters,
A judge overseeing the upcoming trial of a state lawmaker for an ethics-related misdemeanor charge is weighing how to handle votes made by the lawmaker in 2021. McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd Erickson in December charged Rep. Jason Dockter, a Bismarck Republican, with a crime alleging the lawmaker broke a state law for voting on […] The post Bismarck lawmaker on trial Friday for ethics-related charge appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
Former North Dakota state Sen. Ray Holmberg left a voicemail for Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem asking for help after law enforcement searched Holmberg’s Grand Forks home, a state prosecutor said
Wayne Stenehjem told his staff to tell the senator that the then-attorney general couldn't talk to Holmberg, the prosecutor said. Holmberg's house was searched for a federal child sex abuse case.