Article: Thrasher fined for violation.(e 2001, Tallahassee Democrat)

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ Former House Speaker John Thrasher has admitted he broke state ethics laws by lobbying lawmakers and has agreed to pay a $500 fine.

But Tallahassee resident Eugene Danaher, who filed the complaint against Thrasher with the Florida Commission on Ethics, is vowing to fight Thrasher's settlement agreement because he says the fine's not high enough.

"I take no happiness in that he was admittedly guilty, but I think he should feel the pain," said Danaher, a frequent filer of ethics complaints against state and local officials.

Thrasher entered the agreement Monday with an attorney from the state Attorney ...

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