Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Judge Rules Bid-Rigging Indictment Case Will Continue
U.S. District Judge Karl Forester has refused to dismiss a superseding indictment against former Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert, road contractor Leonard Lawson and Lawson aide Brian Billings. Forester says the high profile bid-rigging case will continue despite claims of "vindictive prosecution". A hearing in the case is set for July 9th. to determine whether the release of documents involving testimony Lawson provided to the Kentucky Attorney General's Office during a 1983-1985 investigation of bid-rigging regarding Lawson owned Mountain Enterprises should be released to newspapers.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:00 PM 
