Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Palin honesty questioned in probe

|
|
 
  
Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 3, 2008. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg) 
Published: Sept. 4, 2008 at 1:09 PM

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A fired Alaskan Public Safety Commissioner says Gov. Sarah Palin isn't being truthful about the subject of a state senate committee investigation.

His dismissal was tied directly to his refusal to fire the governor's former brother-in law, a state trooper, Walt Monegan told ABC News "Nightline" Wednesday, shortly after Palin's acceptance of a nomination to be the Republican Party canddiate for vice president.

"I believe I was fired because of, primarily the reason of her former brother-in-law," Monegan said. "I think that my unwillingness to take special action against her former brother-in-law was not well received."

Palin has repeatedly denied the allegation, although she acknowledged that her office contacted Monegan and other Alaskan officials on the matter.

"I think there are some questions now that, coming to light about how transparent and how honest she wants to be," Monegan said.

"You should never use your public office to settle a private score," said State Sen. Hollis French, D-Anchorage, who heads a committee looking into the issue. "And that's what the legislature is looking into, to what degree did the governor's personal family relationship inject or get introduced into her work as governor."

Recommended Stories
© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
The Tibetan Moniam Festival in China Super Bowl XLVI ticker tape victory parade The making of the Oscars
The Chicago Auto Show The Most Desirable Women of 2012 Tu Bishvat Migron settlement
Additional Top News Stories
1 of 25
Meryl Streep and Colin Firth attend the "BAFTA" ceremony in London
View Caption
fark
You don't have to be too smart to coach high school sports. Just smart enough to not post nude photos...
There's vandalizing your school, and then there's doing a million dollars damage to your school
Police say Taylor Burnham, 18, was only wearing cowboy boots as she led police on a Sunday morning...
If you're working as a dog groomer and accidentally chop off a dog's ear, don't try to glue it back,...
After a two-year sting operation, the Feds shut down ... an Amish farm. Another victory in the war...
High school coach retires at 65 after getting arrested nude, "aroused" in car backseat with 17-year-old...