NH Watchdog has contacted the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office to find out more about their investigation into the disputed railroad lease with Milford-Bennington Railroad, owned by State Representative Peter Leishman.
The AG's Office informs us that Assistant Attorney General David. M Hiltz is heading up this case, but that he is on vacation until next week. When Mr. Hiltz returns we will seek answers to the following questions:
What is the scope of the Attorney General's inquiry? Is it limited to Commissioner George Campbell's action, or will it examine political influence from the Governor and Members of the New Hampshire General Court?
With no sitting Attorney General, to whom does Hiltz report?
Should Michael Delaney become Attorney General, what would be his role in the case?
What are the procedures for determining a conflict of interest in the Attorney General's Office?
What are the procedures for determine a conflict on interest in the New Hampshire Legislature?
Given that the current lease expires in February, and that a possible outcome of this case would require an open bidding process, when does the Attorney General's Office anticipate completing its investigation?
We have very little information so far on the Attorney General's probe, and no reason to doubt that it will conducted properly and professionally. The close political relationships of everyone involved in this case present unique legal challenges not faced in New Hampshire since the Brock Impeachment Trial.
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