On August 25, three complaints against public officials were filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commision.
The complaints against Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources Ed Fogels and Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell state that they did not declare their participation in the Classic on public disclosure forms.
Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell also received a complaint for not declaring his daughter’s participation in the classic in 2013, and she that accepted gifts and a waived entry fee, which is typically around $4,000 – $5,000.
The complaint against Campbell alleges that she did not report attending the 2011 classic or accepting gifts.
The complaint against Fogels alleges he did not report attending the 2013 classic where he received gifts.
The Kenai River Classic is put on by the Kenai River Sportfishing Association and is invitation only.
KRSA estimated the value of the gifts given to each of the officials in 2011 at $5 and in 2013 their financial disclosure estimated the value of gifts at $6 each.
