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Making the Top 10 political stories of 2008
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Scandal at the attorney general’s office that led to the resignation of Marc Dann, of Liberty, and area visits by the presidential candidates and their supporters were the top Mahoning Valley political stories of the year.
Dann’s term as attorney general was short-lived.
He resigned May 14 under pressure as his world came crashing down.
It was reported April 6 that two female attorney general staffers had filed sexual harassment charges against Anthony Gutierrez, Dann’s longtime friend and director of general services.
An internal attorney general report, released May 2, showed that problems in the office started long before that.
The report detailed numerous problems including cronyism, poor management and lack of proper oversight under Dann’s watch.
Also, Dann admitted to an extramarital affair with his former scheduler.
Read the full story in Monday’s Vindicator and on vindy.com