▁election ; ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁information ▁that ▁the ▁since ▁dis g rac ed ▁and ▁ja iled ▁George ▁Red mond ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁officials ▁who ▁conducted ▁the ▁election ▁count ▁has ▁added ▁weight ▁to ▁this ▁view . ▁ ▁Law lor ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁local ▁coun c ill ors ▁who ▁were ▁called ▁as ▁witness es ▁before ▁the ▁Mah on ▁Trib unal ▁investig ating ▁planning ▁and ▁pay ments ▁in ▁County ▁Dublin . ▁He ▁admitted ▁receiving ▁sums ▁of ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁lo bb y ist ▁Frank ▁Dun lop ▁which ▁he ▁stated ▁were ▁political ▁don ations ▁and ▁not ▁b rib es . ▁ ▁Law lor ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁European ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁private ▁political ▁group , ▁the ▁Tr il ater al ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Cor ruption ▁In ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁planning ▁cor ruption , ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁established ▁an ▁internal ▁committee ▁on ▁Stand ards ▁in ▁Public ▁Life . ▁The ▁committee ▁interview ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁party ▁members , ▁including ▁Law lor , ▁but ▁eventually ▁found ▁that ▁Law lor ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁co - oper ate ▁with ▁it ▁by ▁not ▁naming ▁an ▁individual ▁who ▁had ▁furn ished ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁don ation . ▁On ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁report ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Law lor ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁party ; ▁however ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁D á il ▁É ire ann . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2