Blanding Republican state Rep. Phil Lyman, convicted of a misdemeanor when he was a San Juan County commissioner, lashed out at the news media, the courts, and federal prosecutors in court documents objecting to a recommendation that his monthly restitution payments be increased five-fold.
Prosectors are seeking to increase his monthly payment to $500, up from $100, toward the nearly $96,000 in restitution ordered upon his conviction for leading an illegal ATV protest ride.
In the court filing, Lyman reiterates his argument that he now earns less as a state representative than he did as a county commissioner — while criticizing the “bad math” of assistant U.