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Kentucky: Bill Nighbert

May 20, 2009 - 04:29 pm
NEWS FEED: Bluegrass Politics

State keeps paying Leonard Lawson’s companies

By John Cheves

By John Cheves - jcheves@herald-leader.com Last September, a federal grand jury indicted road contractor Leonard Lawson for allegedly scheming to rig bids on contracts at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet worth $130 million. Since that day, the cabinet has paid $68.3 million to seven road-building or asphalt companies in which Lawson or his family currently hold positions, according to data from the state treasurer and secretary of state's offices. Most of the companies share a headquarters on Atkinson Avenue in Lexington. Lawson's companies have dominated road building in Eastern Kentucky for decades as he acquired political clout through heavy campaign donations, friendships and private business deals with elected officials.

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March 3, 2009 - 05:31 am
NEWS FEED: Bluegrass Politics

Judge delays highway bid-tampering trial

By John Stamper

The federal trial of three men charged in a highway bid-tampering case has been delayed until June 23.

U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves postponed the trial of road contractor Leonard Lawson, former state transportation secretary Bill Nighbert and Lawson employee Brian Billings to allow defense attorneys more time to prepare their case. The trial had been scheduled for April 28.

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March 2, 2009 - 03:18 am
NEWS FEED: Bluegrass Politics

Lawson trial moved to Covington, defense wants to delay April trial

By Beth Musgrave

FRANKFORT -- A federal judge has moved a much-anticipated trial involving the alleged tampering of more than $150 million in state road contracts to Covington.

Lawyers for road contractor Leonard Lawson, former transportation secretary Bill Nighbert and Lawson employee Brian Billings had argued that pre-trial publicity surrounding the case could prejudice a Frankfort jury pool.

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Fri, 08/22/2008 - 10:34

This week's PolitickerKY.com Winners & Losers

By Wally Edge

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Kim Dean, the legislative director for U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Southgate), is getting a promotion, while there's mixed news for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Louisville) challenger Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville). Find out who else made this week's Winners & Losers. | CLICK HERE

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Mon, 08/11/2008 - 12:36

Beshear pledges cooperation with road contract investigation

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

The office of Governor Steve Beshear (D-Lexington) released a statement today saying the current administration would cooperate with a federal investigation into potential illegalities in the state's transportation department during his predecessor's tenure.

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Mon, 08/11/2008 - 12:13

Federal investigation targets former Transportation Secretary and a major political contributor

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

Former Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert and road contractor and major political contributor Leonard Lawson are the targets of a federal investigation, according to an affadavit obtained by the Louisville Courier-Journal revealling allegations that road construction estimates were illegally leaked to Lawson.

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