[V]ermont law enforcement will not investigate a bribery claim against the state’s top prosecutor.
Vermont State Police announced earlier this week that they would meet with federal authorities to review a complaint relating to Attorney General Bill Sorrell.
The meeting stemmed from a six-point complaint filed against Sorrell by an attorney last year involving allegations that he violated campaign finance law in 2012 and 2014. An investigation report released last week, led by an attorney appointed by Gov. Peter Shumlin, dismissed most of the complaints.
The inquiry, however, sidestepped the “pay to play” allegation — whether Sorrell did anything wrong when he hired a Texas law firm that had given him a $10,000 campaign donation.
Friday afternoon, Vermont’s largest police force said that they will not investigate the complaint.
Scott Waterman, public information officer for the Vermont State Police, said that the state handed over all materials to federal authorities.
“Any decision to open an investigation will be made by federal authorities,” Waterman said.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation did not refer a call for comment Friday afternoon.
