The commissioners accepted the filings with no discussion. At their September meeting, they'd asked their staff to find out the worth of Todd Palin's 2008 sponsorships. The Palin family's lawyer, Thomas Van Flein, responded to the APOC in an October letter that Arctic Cat itself paid no fee. The sponsorship fees Palin and his partner, Scott Davis, did receive "went to the team through Scott Davis for racing expenditures," according to Van Flein. He listed amounts ranging from $2,500 from Alaska Pacific Leasing to $500 from Debenham Investments.
Van Flein told the APOC that the sponsorship also allowed Palin and the team to buy snowmachines and parts at a discount.
In his filings for 2008, Todd Palin cited confidentiality of the sponsorship agreement and did not provide an amount. The APOC accepted that after seeing a redacted copy of the agreement's demand of confidentiality.
Todd Palin did, however, disclose a $3,252 "Arctic Cat discount on snowmachines" in a subsequent disclosure covering the first six months of 2009. That was the final disclosure the Palins are required to file with the state.
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