Iowa AG wants special prosecutor for inquiry

Posted: 05.06.2010 at 8:04 AM

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller

DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says he wants a special prosecutor to investigate allegedly improper campaign contributions by Fort Dodge gambling interests to Gov. Chet Culver.

In a statement released Wednesday, Miller announced he would ask the Executive Council, made up of statewide elected officials, to appoint Des Moines attorney Lawrence Scalise as special prosecutor.

Miller says the move would ensure confidence in the investigation's objectivity. Both Miller and Culver are Democrats.

Scalise will look into questions raised about $25,000 donated to Culver's campaign by Dubuque-based Peninsula Gaming and three Fort Dodge investors who support a casino in the community.

Culver supports a proposed casino in Fort Dodge. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission will decide on the matter next week.

After questions were raised, Culver donated the money to charity.

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