Former Mayor Asking Court To Reconsider Fines

{Charleston, West Virginia}...Former Dunbar Mayor Roger Wolfe is asking the Kanawha County Circuit Court to reconsider the fines imposed on him last July by the Ethics Commission. The commission fined Wolfe $15,000 and ordered him to pay back nearly $6,000 in unauthorized reimbursements it said he spent improperly on meals, mileage and telephone expenses while he was mayor. Wolfe also was ordered to reimburse the commission almost $5,700 in legal expenses. The commission wants Wolfe to pay back more than $25,000 in fines and restitution, but Wolfe says the fines are excessive.