Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Subpoenas Issued In Federal Investigation
WEST VIRGINIA....
Sources within the ongoing federal grand jury investigation of the Manchin administration have confirmed that federal subpoenas have been issued for Keith Wood, the state Aviation Division director, and for records maintained by the Aviation Division. Department of Justice investigators first issued subpoenas in August 2009, seeking records from the Division of Highway's Right-of-Way Division. That sparked speculation that the investigation might have something to do with then-Manchin chief of staff Larry Puccio who resigned on December 31, 2009. Puccio is co-owner of Puccio and York LLC, a Fairmont-based real estate appraisal firm, which has had a total of $831,932 worth of contracts with the state since 1996, primarily involving property appraisals for the Division of Highways, according to state auditor's office records. This August, federal authorities issued additional subpoenas seeking documents from the Division of Highways and the Department of Administration. Sources at the time indicated the subpoenas were requesting additional Right-of-Way records, as well as documents from the state Purchasing Division, a branch of the Department of Administration.
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