The Commonwealth Court has refused to grant a refund of the $100,000 Peter DePaul paid to the state under a consent agreement after he was accused of violating the ban on political contributions by gaming licensees, despite the fact that the state Supreme Court has since deemed the ban unconstitutional.
The en banc court unanimously ruled in an unreported opinion to uphold an order of the state Board of Finance and Revenue denying DePaul’s request for a refund on the grounds that it lacked jurisdiction.
