The aide, Laurel Dawson, isn’t talking. And DeWine’s office won’t say if the governor ever punished her for not telling him of the payment, which is part of a huge bribery and money-laundering scandal that has already sent two to federal prison.
When it comes to public corruption, Ohio Gov. DeWine is either astoundingly naive, gullible and incompetent allowing executives, lobbyists, aides, and his own regulator to play him like a fiddle or he knew a helluva lot more than he's pretending, writes Editor David DeWitt.
The announcement Monday of new felony indictments against players in Ohio's massive bribery scandal is again raising questions about what Gov. Mike DeWine knew before and after he nominated Sam Randazzo to be the top utility regulator in the state.