Grand Jury Returns Felony Indictment In Hiring Probe (Ky. Cabinet)

[Roland99]

http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=3613285&nav=0RZEcJZV

(FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- A special grand jury investigating personnel practices in the administration of Gov. Ernie Fletcher returned its first felony indictment Tuesday against Dan Druen, a transportation official already facing multiple misdemeanor charges.

The indictment charges Druen with tampering with a witness, which is punishable by one to five years in prison.

Druen is commissioner of administrative services in the Transportation Cabinet and is emerging as the central figure in the special grand jury investigation. Druen is the author of a so-called "hit list" of employees targeted for dismissal or reassignment in the cabinet.

The indictment charges Druen with attempting to influence the testimony of Cheryl Casey, his former executive assistant. The indictment alleges Druen "knowingly made false statements or practiced a fraud or deceit with the intent to affect the testimony" of Casey.

Our beloved repuke governor said "these partisan attacks aren't doing anything to move Kentucky forward".

:puke:

[proReality]

1. Thanks for posting this.

I'm away and unable to read as much home news as I'd like because I spend most of my free time reading DU.

[WhiteTara]

2. it's great to see the GJ is doing its job

and cleaning up the corrupt government in Kentucky. I am sure the grand juries are busy just about everywhere.

[Roland99]

3. This guy has resigned.

I can only hope what we see going on in Ky comes around re: Plamegate.

[mtnester]

5. Maybe some contamination from touching borders with Ohio

but in reality, the Repub party level leaders in general are so corrupt this is status quo for most of them.

We need to paint the entire party with the brush strokes of discovered and revealed corruption from places like Ohio, Kentucky, Texas, and the gawd awful number of other places. The party leaders as a WHOLE.

[formercia]

4. Witness tampering

I wonder how much of that did Fearless Misleader's gang engage in.