Massachusetts - Ex-Official Refunds Contributions - NYTimes.com Former Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray on Thursday agreed to refund $50,000 and pay a $30,000 fine to settle accusations that he accepted illegal campaign contributions. Attorney General Martha Coakley said Mr. Murray received $50,000 in contributions illegally solicited by two public employees. One of them, Michael McLaughlin, an ex-housing official serving a three-year sentence for lying about his income to federal authorities, was indicted Thursday on charges of unlawfully soliciting campaign contributions from state employees.