Palin Found Guilty of Abusing Power as Governor

Dale Bacar Reply Saturday, October 11, 2008 A+ A- Investigator Stephen Branchflower, in a report by a bipartisan panel that investigated the matter, found Palin in violation of a state ethics law that prohibits public officials from using their office for personal gain.

Click under the cut for more on this plus the ABC background story about this investigation.

Huffington Post reports: The investigation revealed that Palin's husband, Todd, has extraordinary access to the governor's office and her closest advisers. He used that access to try to get trooper Mike Wooten fired, the report found.

Branchflower faulted Sarah Palin for taking no action to stop that. He also noted there is evidence the governor herself participated in the effort.

The nearly 300-page report does not recommend sanctions or a criminal investigation.

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