Conn. (GOP - corrupt) Governor Accepted Gift Certificates [View All]

[Lori Price CLG]

Conn. Governor Accepted Gift Certificates

Friday April 16, 2004 9:31 PM

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - (Republican, Bush buddy) Gov. John G. Rowland, already under investigation for receiving gifts from contractors, also spent thousands of dollars at a posh men's clothing store, much of it paid for with gift certificates from friends and employees, his lawyer acknowledged Friday.

The disclosure came a day after a legislative committee considering whether to recommend Rowland's impeachment issued a subpoena for documents relating to Rowland's purchases at The Stackpole, Moore & Tryon Co., a clothing shop in Hartford...

Federal investigators are also looking into Rowland's dealings with state contractors.

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