JUNEAU (AP) â An Alaska Department of Law investigation found there were no violations of state law or regulations in a contract awarded to the grandson of a major donor to an effort to elect the governor in 2018.
The law department outlined its conclusions in a Jan. 29 memo about the sole-source contract awarded to Clark Penney, grandson of developer Bob Penney, the Anchorage Daily News reported Wednesday.
Bob Penney gave more than $350,000 to a political group supporting the election of Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority awarded Clark Penney s company, Penney Capital, a contract in March 2019 worth $8,000 monthly to work with an economic development team formed by Dunleavy s administration.
No violations found in contract to Dunleavy donor’s grandson
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Feb 19, 2021 at 9:44 am EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska An Alaska Department of Law investigation found there were no violations of state law or regulations in a contract awarded to the grandson of a major donor to the governor’s 2018 election campaign.
The law department outlined its conclusions in a Jan. 29 memo about the sole-source contract awarded to Clark Penney, grandson of developer Bob Penney, the Anchorage Daily News reported Wednesday.
Bob Penney gave more than $350,000 to a political group supporting the election of Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Print article JUNEAU An Alaska Department of Law investigation found “no violations of state law or regulations” after a state-owned corporation awarded a sole-source contract to the grandson of a major contributor to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s 2018 election campaign. The department’s conclusions were outlined in a Jan. 29 memo from Attorney General-designee Treg Taylor to Dunleavy’s chief of staff, Ben Stevens. The memo reviewed the contract with Clark Penney, grandson of developer Bob Penney, who gave more than $350,000 to a political group that supported Dunleavy’s election in 2018. The memo was released after a public records request from the Daily News.