Deal, chief of staff, lawyers subpoenaed in ethics commission lawsuit
The trial is scheduled to start on Friday in Fulton County Superior Court
Gov. Nathan Deal, two of his top employees, and his private lawyer could be asked to testify in an upcoming lawsuit filed by a former ethics commission staffer.
The AJC reports that Deal, Chief of Staff Chris Riley, Chief Counsel Ryan Teague, and private campaign attorney Randy Evans today were subpoenaed in the case of Sherilyn Streicker, a one-time deputy for the state ethics commission. Streicker’s lawsuit claims her position was eliminated after she tried to investigate an ethics complaint made in regards to his 2010 gubernatorial campaign.
A few minutes ago, The Associated Press’ Christina Cassidy confirmed the subpoenas with the governor’s office:
Spokesman Brian Robinson said Wednesday the three were served with subpoenas last week and are on a “may call” list of possible witnesses. The trial is set to begin Friday in Fulton County Superior Court.
Sherry Streicker is the former deputy at the ethics commission. She claims commissioners eliminated her position and cut her boss’s salary as they were seeking to gain approval to issue subpoenas in the Deal case. Commissioners have denied any wrongdoing.
Streicker’s trial is scheduled to take place starting this Friday in Fulton County Superior Court. The legal proceedings could last up to five days in front of a judge.
In a separate legal skirmish, a federal grand jury last month doled out subpoenas to several current and former state ethics commission officials over allegations that Executive Director Holly LaBerge tampered with another investigation into Deal’s 2010 election bid.