McKinley
September 26th, 2009, 10:45 PM
Criminal investigation into Steve Henry campaign contributions at a standstill
(WHAS)—WHAS has learned of new developments in the criminal investigation of former Lieutenant Governor Steve Henry.
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The 16 month investigation has stalled because the part-time prosecutor says he doesn’t have the time or staff to review the findings.
Meanwhile, Henry continues to insist he has done nothing wrong.
WHAS11 reporter Mark Hebert broke the story of possible campaign donation irregularities involving Henry last year and he has been following the state police investigation.
Kentucky State Police tell WHAS11 News they’ve wrapped up their lengthy criminal investigation of Henry. The problem now is finding a prosecutor with the time to read the case and decide if Henry committed a crime.
For 16 months, state police have been investigating Henry for possible felonies involving Kentucky’s campaign finance laws:
The crux of the criminal case involves allegations from a former Henry staffer that Henry was illegally collecting donations for his 2007 campaign for governor before he was allowed to and Henry was then depositing the contributions in his old U.S. Senate campaign account. It’s illegal to shift money between campaigns, but Henry told WHAS11 News in February 2007 he had done no such thing.
Henry tells me he hasn’t talked to state police investigators in more than a year, KSP detectives have been busy talking to others, finally turning over a several hundred page report to the special prosecutor, Carroll County Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Crawford. Crawford tells WHAS11 News he doesn’t have time to review the case. Crawford is a part time prosecutor for three counties who says he’s “overwhelmed with work.”
Crawford has asked the attorney general’s office for some help while Henry and state police wait. A spokesperson with the attorney general’s office say they generally supply whatever help a special prosecutor might need with a case.
As for Henry, he says he repeatedly checked with state and federal campaign finance regulators to make sure he wasn’t doing anything wrong. He believes the criminal investigation was politically motivated.
http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/whas11-topstory-090925-steve-henry.1b5f8d0da.html
(WHAS)—WHAS has learned of new developments in the criminal investigation of former Lieutenant Governor Steve Henry.
Watch this story (http://www.whas11.com/video/index.html?nvid=273829)
http://www.whas11.com/sharedcontent/newslink/thumbnail/www.whas11.com/0834/080818_henry_10_2162-t240.jpg
The 16 month investigation has stalled because the part-time prosecutor says he doesn’t have the time or staff to review the findings.
Meanwhile, Henry continues to insist he has done nothing wrong.
WHAS11 reporter Mark Hebert broke the story of possible campaign donation irregularities involving Henry last year and he has been following the state police investigation.
Kentucky State Police tell WHAS11 News they’ve wrapped up their lengthy criminal investigation of Henry. The problem now is finding a prosecutor with the time to read the case and decide if Henry committed a crime.
For 16 months, state police have been investigating Henry for possible felonies involving Kentucky’s campaign finance laws:
The crux of the criminal case involves allegations from a former Henry staffer that Henry was illegally collecting donations for his 2007 campaign for governor before he was allowed to and Henry was then depositing the contributions in his old U.S. Senate campaign account. It’s illegal to shift money between campaigns, but Henry told WHAS11 News in February 2007 he had done no such thing.
Henry tells me he hasn’t talked to state police investigators in more than a year, KSP detectives have been busy talking to others, finally turning over a several hundred page report to the special prosecutor, Carroll County Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Crawford. Crawford tells WHAS11 News he doesn’t have time to review the case. Crawford is a part time prosecutor for three counties who says he’s “overwhelmed with work.”
Crawford has asked the attorney general’s office for some help while Henry and state police wait. A spokesperson with the attorney general’s office say they generally supply whatever help a special prosecutor might need with a case.
As for Henry, he says he repeatedly checked with state and federal campaign finance regulators to make sure he wasn’t doing anything wrong. He believes the criminal investigation was politically motivated.
http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/whas11-topstory-090925-steve-henry.1b5f8d0da.html