US EditionArkansas Governor Accused of Illegally Altering Records
- Attorney Tom Mars sent a letter to Sen. Jimmy Hickey Jr. Requesting a legislative audit of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office expenses, specifically related to the purchase of a podium in June.
- The letter implicates the Governor's Communications Director, Alexa Henning, in altering and withholding FOIA documents. It also refers to the governor's office "sanitizing" a flash drive to conceal document alterations.
- The Republican Party of Arkansas reimbursed the governor's office for the cost of the podium, and Henning stated on social media that the governor welcomes the audit.
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Arkansas Governor Accused of Illegally Altering Records
“An anonymous former state employee came forward Friday claiming to have evidence that the Arkansas governor’s office doctored documents and unlawfully withheld financial records that should have been made public under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA,” the Arkansas Times reports. “The controversy concerns the $19,000 purchase of a lectern (or podium) by the governor’s office from an out-of-state events company earlier this year,…
Whistleblower says governor’s office illegally altered, withheld records related to podium purchase
An anonymous former state employee came forward Friday claiming to have evidence that the Arkansas governor’s office doctored documents and unlawfully withheld financial records that should have been made public under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA. Attorney Tom Mars, who is representing the whistleblower, sent a letter today to Sen. Jimmy Hickey (R-Texarkana) offering to have his client speak to auditors. Hickey yesterday requ…
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