This is looking grimmer by the day. If the latest details coming out are true, then Sarah comes across as a vindictive b*tch- and not limited by any legal or ethical considerations. Add that to her loony faith, and I think her America's sweetheart days may be numbered.
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JUNEAU, Alaska—A union representing state troopers in Alaska has called for a probe into alleged workers compensation-related ethics violations by Gov. Sarah Palin’s office and the state’s director of risk management.
According to a letter of complaint by the union,
Brad Thompson, director of Alaska’s Department of Administration Division of Risk Management, may have improperly shared information with an official in the governor’s office about a workers comp claim filed by a trooper who is Gov. Palin’s former brother-in-law.
Allegations that the governor abused her public office by attempting to have trooper Mike Wooten fired have been dubbed “Troopergate” and have drawn international attention since Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., named Gov. Palin as his running mate at the Republican National Convention earlier this month.
Alaska’s Legislature is conducting a separate probe into allegations the governor attempted to pressure a former safety commissioner to fire Mr. Wooten, who was involved in a divorce with the governor’s sister.
Comp probe called for in Alaska’s ‘Troopergate’ | Business Insurance News, Analysis & Articles
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Judge warned Palin in 2005 to back off brother-in-law's job (CNN) --
An Alaska judge warned Gov. Sarah Palin's family against trying to get her then-brother-in-law fired, according to court records. That warning came long before the controversy over her dismissal of the brother-in-law's boss, the state's public safety commissioner, records show.
Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, is battling allegations she and her advisers pressured Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan to fire her sister's husband, State Trooper Mike Wooten.
Palin's sister, Molly McCann, and Wooten were in the process of getting a divorce when the judge hearing the couple's case said McCann's family appeared to be putting Wooten's job at risk at a time when he would be required to pay child support.
"It appears for the world that Ms. McCann and her family have decided to take after the guy's livelihood, that whatever who did what to whom has overridden good judgment," Superior Court Judge John Suddock said during an October 2005 hearing. "Aesop told us not to slay the goose that lays the golden egg. For whatever reason, people are trying to slay the goose here, and it tends to diminish his earning capacity."...
Wooten's union representative testified that the trooper was the subject of a "constant stream" of complaints from his ex-wife's family. "If things don't change, Mike's career is in jeopardy," the union rep said.
"My advice to Mike was to find another job," said John Cyr, now executive director of the Public Safety Employees Association. "I think he needs, career-wise, to look for work elsewhere." ...
Palin originally pledged to cooperate with the investigation and disclosed that members of her administration had contacted state police officials nearly two dozen times to discuss Wooten. But last week, she asked the state personnel board to conduct its own probe, and a string of witnesses has failed to show up at scheduled depositions with the investigator hired by the Legislature. Judge warned Palin in 2005 to back off brother-in-law's job - CNN.com
America's sweetheart is sounding phoney. No longer co-operating with an investigation, in spite of her assurances, and now witnesses are less willing to turn up. Something smells here.