Donald Watkins: 'Bentley's use of state resources and campaign funds to romance Rebekah for personal gratification is illegal under state and federal law, just as his hiring of Joe Espy is prohibited under state law.'

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Written by Donald V. Watkins via Facebook

The governor has secured the legal services of Joe Espy, a Montgomery attorney and fellow University of Alabama trustee, to handle his potential criminal exposure for using state resources to carry out his illicit love affair. This arrangement may well violate Section 36-25-13(e) of the Alabama Code because Espy serves as UA trustee, alongwith Bentley.  Espy cannot sit on the UA board as an agent of the state and represent Bentley in a legal matter in which the state has a direct and substantial interest.  In Bentley's case, the state is a white-collar crime victim.  Bentley's use of state resources and campaign funds to romance Rebekah for personal gratification is illegal under state and federal law, just as his hiring of Espy is prohibited under state law.