Mr. Lines is
being sued for defamation. Former State Representative Maria Syms and her
husband Mark filed the suit this morning (Thursday, January 24) against Mr.
Lines for false and defamatory statements he made at a recent District 26
Precinct Committee Meeting. According to the suit, Mr. Lines told those present
that Maria and Mark Syms were convicted in court of fraud and were ordered to
pay $70,000 in restitution to Senator Kate Brophy-McGee for
irregularities involved with Mr. Syms' potential independent candidacy opposing
her. Mr. Lines also said he and Governor Doug Ducey "sat down" with Ms. Syms to discuss
how to go forward despite her husband's potential candidacy.None of that
is true.
Ms. Syms was
gracious enough to send the court's finding from the alleged "fraudulent
petition gathering" case from last summer. The judge didn't even mention Ms.
Syms because she wasn't even party to the action.
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