Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has closed hundreds of public corruption investigations and several high-profile probes of businesses that were launched by his predecessor, Richard Blumenthal, now U.S. Senator who considers himself a consumer champion, the AP reported.
Jepsen has closed 513 of the 699 whistleblower cases he inherited from Blumenthal when he took office in January, according to numbers provided by the attorney general’s office to The Associated Press. State law shields the identities of whistleblowers and details of the complaints. But they typically concern claims of corruption or mishandling of state duties or a state contract.
In an interview with the AP, Jepsen said many of the probes lacked merit. The portion of cases in which “something meaningfully wrong is going on” is small, he told the AP. Blumenthal and Jepsen are friends and are both Democrats.
Blumenthal, who loved the limelight and television cameras, had a policy of rarely closing an investigation that his office started during the 20 years he was Attorney General. Despite being criticized by targets of investigations, Blumenthal said he kept them open – even when no wrongdoing was found – in case some damaging information came later.
Others, however said they believed Blumenthal did not want to admit that he launched unsuccessful investigations.
Blumenthal was an idiot….and the ‘entitlementers’ here in Ct voted him as our state senator….he’s a fool!!
more of a fox than a fool,me thinx!!!
If over 70% of whistleblower cases lacked merit, does that now mean we can trim the ranks of the lawyers in that department who will have nothing to do, now that State corruption is not a top priority. Even under Blumenthal when investigations found wide spread wrong doing at a State Agency they usually failed to hold anyone accountable. Your tax dollars (not) at work .
well,.well, how “kind” and “caring” of Atty. General Jepsen…..not!
MORE corruption in Connecticut & now it has spread to the attorney general’s office.
Once the state officials wish and WILL sweep all the corruption,.wrongdoing,.abuse to the public & totally unethical & often dangerous business practices under the rug.
If u have a big problem with a business in this state,.contact the Federal.Government,.not the Unconstitutional State.
They simply do not care about anyone but themselves!
This state has become.SO.cruel.& unethical, that’s a fact!
Typo…meant to say once again the state officials wish to and WILL sweep all the wrongdoing, corruption & abuse to the public under the rug.
AND if you report something that is illegal and endangers the public, TV stations like Channel 8 which “claim” to have your back, will just mock you too, and totally refuse to cover the true story!
It is starting to seem like the Gestapo is running Connecticut, so much abuse
& wrongdoing.
It is nothing new though. Remember how only carp were fish that could survive in the CT river? This state is toxic now. There is no question about it!
I have found out from personal experience if your a friend of the AG office you can do what ever you what with out fear of investigation or prosecution. How do you expect a corrupt agency investigate anything even them selves?