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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Ex-House member who resigned files for bankruptcy

Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Former California congresswoman Katie Hill, who was ordered to pay attorneys’ fees to a British tabloid and two conservative journalists she sued after the publication of intimate photos without her consent, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

If successful, the move could allow Hill to avoid paying about $220,000 in fees to the defendants, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

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