My Fox Atlanta - July 8, 2010
Judge Hears Companies in Oxendine Probe
Thursday, 08 Jul 2010, 4:02 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) - A lawyer for two insurance companies seeking to block an ethics investigation into contributions to Republican gubernatorial hopeful John Oxendine told a judge Thursday that the probe was politically motivated.
Daniel Meachum, an attorney for State Mutual Insurance Company and Admiral Life Insurance Company, also argued the State Ethics Commission was overstepping its authority.
“Given the politically charged environment and the political agenda within the manner in which the commission operates … this is not an ordinary commission and this, your honor, is not an ordinary investigation,” Meachum said.