Former Gov. Matt Bevin has received criticism for pardoning or commuting the sentences of more than 650 people following his failed re-election bid.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky’s attorney general is asking the FBI to investigate former Gov. Matt Bevin's pardons.
Cameron, a Republican, told the legislators he has formally asked the FBI to look into the matter, and that his office will assist federal, state and local investigators as needed. But several pardons and commutations have created a bipartisan chorus of criticism in Kentucky, with state prosecutors and other elected leaders such as U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., condemning the former governor's decisions.
Baker's brother held a campaign fundraiser for Bevin in July 2018 that raised $21,500. The former governor also received a letter from business executive Terry Forcht, one of the state’s Republican megadonors, urging Bevin to pardon Baker."Kentuckians deserve to know if the pardon of Patrick Baker, whose family raised tens of thousands of dollars for Gov. Bevin in 2018, was granted improperly," Harris and McGarvey said in their joint statement.
U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman, who represents Kentucky's Western District, has said Bevin’s pardons are raising concerns. He said Tuesday he is particularly concerned about the"risk to the public by those previously convicted of sex offenses, who by virtue of the state pardon, will not fall under any post-release supervision or be required to register as sex offenders."
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