The Conflicted Cooch 0
In recent years, the Commonwealth’s Attorney-General post has become a post sought by persons who want to become Governor. In the past, they have resigned when they commenced the gubernatorial race.
Not so the Cooch, and it has led to some difficulties. The Roanoke Times outlines a few:
He’s recused his office from civil and criminal cases that involve Star Scientific Inc., a Henrico-based nutritional supplements manufacturer, and turned them over to private law firms.
Likewise, Cuccinelli’s office had to back away as the prosecutor in a felony theft case it launched against the former chef to Gov. Bob McDonnell and his family at the Executive Mansion.
It has been scorched more recently by questions about the role the office played in allegedly helping a major energy company fighting a lawsuit filed by far Southwest Virginia residents who allege it is extracting gas from their land without paying them for it.
The Richmonder sees no exit:
