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Media Report: Montee Confirms Nixon Lied About Illegal Use of Car

October 12, 2007

JEFFERSON CITY – Jay Nixon lied to state auditors by claiming that he used an official state vehicle only for state business even though he has admitted to illegally using the vehicle for political purposes, Democrat State Auditor Susan Montee confirmed in a story today by TheAssociated Press.

“Attorney General Jay Nixon, who has acknowledged using his state vehicle for political trips, assured state auditors last year that he used his vehicle only for official purposes, Auditor Susan Montee said Thursday. But Montee said she has no plans to undertake another audit of the attorney general’s office until 2009 after Nixon’s expected gubernatorial matchup next year against Gov. Matt Blunt,” The AP reported.

Montee went on to tell The AP that the auditor’s office incredibly just took Nixon’s word – now proven to be a lie – that he only used the vehicle for official use. Montee’s pledge not to review Nixon’s reimbursement of the state for his illegal activity proves that she is more interested in protecting Nixon than doing the job Missourians elected her to do. Montee should also remember that the last attorney general was convicted on felony counts for abuse of public resources so she should take additional steps to make sure more abuse isn’t occurring in Nixon’s office.

“Susan Montee has confirmed that Jay Nixon lied to state auditors and Missouri taxpayers, but instead of acting as the state’s watchdog she has chosen instead to act as Nixon’s political lapdog by refusing to investigate the attorney general’s false statements and refusing to review his so-called reimbursements to the state after he confessed to breaking the law,” said Paul Sloca, communications director for the Missouri Republican Party. “If Jay Nixon is willing to lie to Democrat state officials about his illegal activities, what else is he hiding from all Missourians? How will Missourians truly know if the money he returns to taxpayers is a full accounting of his abuses? The sad answer to that question is Missourians don’t and sadder yet is Susan Montee’s political unwillingness to demand answers to the many questions created by this scandal.”