California Attorney General Jerry Brown’s announcement that his office has kicked off a “broad investigation” (pun intended?) regarding a California State University foundation’s payments to Sarah Palin has raised a number of issues like these, from a USA Today article:
In a statement issued by his office, Brown insisted his investigation has nothing to do with politics. “This is not about Sarah Palin,” he said. Rather, he said, he’s concerned about maintaining “prudent fiscal management” of the state university foundation’s funds. “We are taking this action to make sure that the money raised goes toward the intended educational purposes,” Brown said.
Brown’s statement says he’s investigating charges that university officials tried to destroy documents relating to Palin’s payment. The university has denied those charges.
Joking aside, with the amount of press generated by this case the CSU foundation’s reputation has taken damage before the investigation has really even begun. At the same time, should Brown’s case prove to be flawed, it will be the Attorney Generals’ office doing some very public crisis management to protect its own credibility.
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