jeff@kentuckyroads.com (Jeffrey Carlyle, KentuckyRoads.com)
2009-02-12T07:15:45-06:00

Bid Rigging Charges Revised

Posted: 12-Feb-2009 7:15AM CST

Topics: [Governor Ernie Fletcher] [Kentucky Transportation Cabinet]

Indictments against former Transportation Cabinet Secretary Bill Nighbert and highway contractor Leonard Lawson have been revised. The indictments stem from payments Lawson allegedly made to Nighbert and Dept. of Highways District 7 Chief Engineer Jim Rummage in order to receive confidential information regarding open highway construction bids.

More information: Louisville Courier-Journal: Highway bid-rig charges revised; Rejected indictment has been rephrased (Feb. 12, 2009) , Associated Press: 2 charges dismissed in bid-rigging case (Feb. 11, 2009 , Associated Press: New indictment issued in bid-rigging case (Feb. 11, 2009)