Baaaad story and bad news for naughty Democrat Darrell McGraw – great story for Republican A.G. challenger Dan Greear.  From The State Journal:

With an election less than a month away, critics of state Attorney General Darrell McGraw are trying to make a case that the attorney general is out of bounds. These are more than partisan charges.

On more than one occasion, members of the state Legislature have expressed their dismay with the way McGraw handles funds that his office recovers through lawsuits and settlements. Controlled by Democrats, the Legislature has passed a law that requires the Attorney General’s Office to report any funds it recovers through legal action.

The federal government contends that West Virginia owes it money from a $10 million OxyContin settlement — money that McGraw doled out to a number of parties, including lawyers who represented the state in the case. And what about McGraw’s relationship with those generously compensated law firms? It appears that a few lawyers benefit, and the rest of us pay the price.

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