Saturday, January 30, 2010
Lawson/Nighbert Trial Ends
KENTUCKY...
After months of allegations, investigation and legal wranglings, a jury in Federal District Court has cleared two men of corruption and bribery charges. Acquitted are former Kentucky cabinet secretary and a prominent road contractor. The jury in Lexington reached the verdict Friday afternoon in its second day deliberating the fate of former Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert and contractor Leonard Lawson. The verdict culminated a lengthy federal probe into charges of corruption, that investigators said illegally skewed the state's process of awarding highway contracts in the Commonwealth.
After months of allegations, investigation and legal wranglings, a jury in Federal District Court has cleared two men of corruption and bribery charges. Acquitted are former Kentucky cabinet secretary and a prominent road contractor. The jury in Lexington reached the verdict Friday afternoon in its second day deliberating the fate of former Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert and contractor Leonard Lawson. The verdict culminated a lengthy federal probe into charges of corruption, that investigators said illegally skewed the state's process of awarding highway contracts in the Commonwealth.
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