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http://www.adn.com/article/20150518/former-fish-board-appointee-roland-maw-fined-7k-montana-charges

Looking more and more like Walker is a bigger idiot than any recent governors and he has a lot of competition for the title... The link has some really special comments, too.

Former Fish Board appointee Roland Maw fined $7k in Montana charges
Laurel Andrews
May 18, 2015
Roland Maw, Gov. Bill Walker’s controversial appointee to the Alaska Board of Fisheries, pleaded no contest last week to illegally obtaining resident hunting and fishing licenses in Montana.

As first reported by the Peninsula Clarion, Maw pleaded no contest to seven counts of license violations that he faced in Montana. According to the court order filed May 14 by Beaverhead County, Montana, Justice of the Peace Candy Hoerning, Maw purchased Montana resident licenses every year from 2008 to 2014. He claimed Alaska residency during those same years.

Maw was fined $7,245. The court also barred him from hunting, fishing and trapping for 18 months in Montana, Alaska and all other states that have joined the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.

Maw is a Cook Inlet commercial fisherman and the former executive director of United Cook Inlet Drift Association, a commercial fishing industry group. Gov. Bill Walker appointed him to the Board of Fisheries in January. His nomination stirred a controversy and drew opposition from the Alaska Legislature.

Maw withdrew his name from consideration on Feb. 20. A few days later, Montana law enforcement officials said that the state had opened a criminal investigation into Maw’s possession of Montana resident hunting and fishing licenses. In late March, he was charged with seven misdemeanor counts.

Maw declined to comment when reached via phone on Monday. Joe Fairbank, listed in the court order as Maw’s attorney in Dillon, Montana, the Beaverhead County seat, did not return a call for comment.

Contact Laurel Andrews at laurelalaskadispatch.com or on Twitter

Those moving into political circles seem to have issues with proper behavior.

Bill is having a lot of trouble with the BOF and the situation is regressing.

http://www.adn.com/article/20150518...-after-two-failed-fish-board-nominations

At least we were relieved of the Begich burden.

imo our state is headed down a rough road for awhile, we've seen it before


but I can't say I'm crazy about the guy driving the buggy so far.


course none of them ever live up to their campaign hype

and as Art pointed out, he's got some rare company as who's been our goofiest governor.

I'm sure Art can remember Steve "all bets are off as soon as I was sworn in" Cowper

Oh, yeah! ol' Steve Cowpie!

Funny how the [bleep] you do when no one is looking has a way of catching up with you when everyone is.

Makes me wonder what his real residence was and maybe his PFD records need audited.

I say send the SOB back to L48.

No doubt a closet Republican.

Damn- I like Roland!

Guess he ain't as smart as I always perceived him....

Does this shut down his commercial fishing too?

No, it looks like he will be commercial fishing without a hitch... only sport harvesting is included in the pact.

" For a Few Dollars More"......