Commonwealth, State Ethics Commission v. Baldwin

Memorandum Opinion and Order by

Judge Blatt,

The State Ethics Commission (Commission) challenges nomination petitions filed by 12 prospective candidates for the offices of state senator and state representative1 on the grounds that affidavits sub*43mitted with those petitions attesting that the candidate had filed financial interest statements with the Commission were false.

A hearing was held in this matter on March 26,1982 at which the following respondents appeared either in person or through their respective attorneys: Respondent Baldwin; Respondent Forbidussi; Respondent Frumer; Respondent…