'Special counsel' contracts bring Petro criticism (Ohio)

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Article published Tuesday, August 30, 2005

BWC SCANDAL
'Special counsel' contracts bring Petro criticism
Democrats say contributors pay to get state-funded work

By CHRISTOPHER D. KIRKPATRICK
BLADE STAFF WRITER


COLUMBUS — Democratic officials brought pay-to-play charges to the state controlling board yesterday and aimed them squarely at Republican Attorney General Jim Petro.

Two Democratic members of the board questioned awarding $19 million in outside legal work to firms that had contributed $803,000 to Mr. Petro since 1998.

Much of the legal work, which is approved by Mr. Petro, is for routine collections on behalf of state agencies. But money for other contracts also was approved yesterday to pay the legal fees caused by fallout from an investment scandal at the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.

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