By PATRICK WILSON AND MARK BOWES
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Republicans in the General Assembly slammed a proposal by Gov. Ralph Northam to hire an investigator to look into how a state watchdog agency investigated the Virginia Parole Board, calling it a âwhitewashâ because of its limited scope.
Northam had said he wanted an independent investigation as a scandal unfolded involving the parole board violating state law and policy last year in processes used for release of certain convicted killers on parole, according to findings by the Office of the State Inspector General.
The mess includes allegations that Northamâs staff intimidated OSIG during its investigation, and that the office of Attorney General Mark Herring sanitized an OSIG report before it was released â allegations both offices deny. But Northamâs proposal calls for the attorney general â in consultation with him and Democratic leaders â to choose an investigator who will
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