Oklahoma City, OK – The Oklahoma Ethics Commission has issued a public reprimand of former House Speaker Lance Cargill for ``multiple violations'' of ethics rules.
The Republican's State House Committee and Oklahoma County Republican Committee also drew a reprimand.
The case revolves around rerouting campaign funds donated to the state party to the county party.
Cargill resigned as speaker in January after revelations about late property tax filings, not filing state income tax returns and the ethics probe.
He did not immediately return calls to his office and his home seeking comment.
The Ethics Commission issued a statement saying it found ``deliberate intent to circumvent the law'' by rerouting the donations.
It said Republican House members testified they were surprised to learn that campaign checks they wrote to the state GOP wound up with the county GOP.
A dozen House Republicans wrote $44,000 in checks from their surplus campaign funds for use by the state GOP in 2004 but the money was diverted to the county party.