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An investigation commissioned by Gov. Matt Bevin found that state workers under the previous governor’s administration were solicited to donate to Democratic political campaigns, a violation of state law.
Former Personnel Cabinet secretary Tim Longmeyer was sentenced Thursday to 70 months in prison for federal bribery. He will also have to pay $203,500 in restitution.
Attorney General Andy Beshear still hasn’t returned contributions to his campaign account that came from Tim Longmeyer, a state Democratic Party insider who admitted to bribery charges earlier this year.
In the lead-up to Tim Longmeyer’s sentencing on bribery charges, letters flooded the mailbox of U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell. Read ’em here.
Louisville political consultant Larry O’Bryan pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a corrupt kickback scheme tied to state government.
A 50-page FBI affidavit offers the most detailed glimpse yet into the kickbacks-for-contracts plot featuring former Personnel Cabinet Secretary Tim Longmeyer as a cash-raking central figure. Here’s 10 takeaways.
During Tim Longmeyer’s four-year run as secretary of the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet, giving money to Democratic candidates for state office was a gesture widespread among his so-called “non-merit” employees.
In the wake of former Kentucky official Tim Longmeyer’s admission of accepting bribes while running a state agency, one central question remains unanswered: Who paid the bribes?
Tim Longmeyer, the state’s former secretary of the Personnel Cabinet and deputy attorney general, pleaded guilty to accepting kickbacks from a state contractor.
Gov. Matt Bevin has launched an investigation into potential corruption under former Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration.
Hi, I’m Jasmine Demers, a reporter for KyCIR covering issues related to youth and social services. I’m also a corps member with Report For America, a national program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.