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Alaska Legislative Panel Finds Sarah Palin Abused Her Power
The probe was stemmed from a family conflict being blamed for the firing of a state trooper.
Friday, October 10, 2008
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - An Alaska ethics inquiry found that Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, abused the power of her office by dismissing the state's public safety commissioner, a report released on Friday said.
The investigation centered on whether the firing of the state's public safety commissioner was linked to Palin's personal feud with a state trooper who was involved in a contentious divorce with the governor's sister.
It is not however, considered a violation of law.
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