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Herring authorizes state police investigation into Richmond mayor's removal of Confederate statues
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Herring authorizes state police investigation into Richmond mayor's removal of Confederate statues
Chris Suarez 2 hrs ago
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has authorized state police to investigate Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and his administration's work to take down the city's Confederate monuments last year, a special prosecutor confirmed Friday morning.
After former City Councilwoman Kim Gray last year raised concerns about a $1.8 million no-bid contract for the removal of the statues last summer, a Richmond Circuit Court Judge assigned Augusta County Commonwealth's Attorney Timothy A. Martin to investigate.
Martin, a former Richmond prosecutor, asked Virginia State Police for help with the case in November. He said in an email Friday morning that state police recently informed him that they will after Herring authorized the agency to do so.
Television station WTVR was the first to report on the attorney general's authorization.
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Devon Henry, the owner of a Newport News contracting firm associated with the shell company, has donated $4,000 to Stoney's campaign and political action committee since 2016.
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csuarez@timesdispatch.com
Herring authorizes state police investigation into Richmond mayor's removal of Confederate statues
Chris Suarez 2 hrs ago
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has authorized state police to investigate Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and his administration's work to take down the city's Confederate monuments last year, a special prosecutor confirmed Friday morning.
After former City Councilwoman Kim Gray last year raised concerns about a $1.8 million no-bid contract for the removal of the statues last summer, a Richmond Circuit Court Judge assigned Augusta County Commonwealth's Attorney Timothy A. Martin to investigate.
Martin, a former Richmond prosecutor, asked Virginia State Police for help with the case in November. He said in an email Friday morning that state police recently informed him that they will after Herring authorized the agency to do so.
Television station WTVR was the first to report on the attorney general's authorization.
{snip}
Devon Henry, the owner of a Newport News contracting firm associated with the shell company, has donated $4,000 to Stoney's campaign and political action committee since 2016.
{snip}
csuarez@timesdispatch.com