Montana参议员被指控滥用职权,与朋友事务所签订无投标合同。 Montana senator accused of abusing power by signing no-bid contract with friend's firm.

蒙大拿州立法审计员发现共和党参议员Jason Ellsworth滥用其参议院议长职位,与一家新组建的公司签订了170 100美元的合同,未经过招标程序。 Montana legislative auditors found that Republican Sen. Jason Ellsworth abused his Senate President position by signing a $170,100 contract with a newly formed company without a bidding process. 与前合伙人签订的合同使用了剩余的立法资金,被视为试图逃避采购规则。 The contract, with a former associate, used leftover legislative funds and was seen as an attempt to evade procurement rules. 该合同正在被取消,参议院道德委员会正在进一步审查此事。 The contract is being canceled, and the matter is under further review by the Senate Ethics Committee.