A top manager at the State Highway Administration apparently solicited funds from contractors for a golf tournament in which he had a financial stake — and then expedited awards to some of the same companies.
Another senior official retired from the agency and 12 days later took a job with a construction management firm that benefited from a $16 million procurement he helped arrange while he was still with the highway administration.
These are among the findings of a scathing report released Friday by the state Office of Legislative Audits that identifies multiple potential violations of ethics laws and the agency's own rules.
The violations were serious enough that the auditors referred the matter to the state attorney general's office for potential criminal investigation. David Paulson, a spokesman for Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, said the office "will be reviewing the audit."
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