...it's Isikoff reporting. To extend, apparently the allegation had been out there, but everyone who Branchflower asked about it denied that it had happened. Then, after Branchflower had moved on, he got a call on his tip line from the woman who had actually handled Wooten's claim, and she subsequently confirmed the interference under oath. Moreover, Branchflower told Isikoff that if the woman's story is true, then this meant that some of those he had interviewed during the course of the investigation had lied to him.
...Can't find Isikoff's story on this, he may not have written it yet, but while I wait I'm going to be reading Jason Leopold's reporting, which looks extremely interesting.
Incidentally, this really snaps today's gambit to take personnel files off the table into focus, doesn't it? It also reminds me of the first public comments Monegan made about the issue. Here's the Achorage Daily News from July 18:
Monegan on Thursday said he could not talk about whether the governor ever discussed Wooten, saying it was a personnel matter. "It's the law, and I took an oath." he said.
...the NY Times has a piece of the story:
Another subpoena, according to testimony by Mr. Branchflower, is for the owner of a company that has a contract with the state to handle workers’ compensation claims. Mr. Branchflower said that based on information he had received on a tip line from an employee at the company, Harbor Adjustment Service, the owner might not have been truthful when she initially denied to him that someone from the governor’s office had put pressure on her to turn down a claim submitted by Mr. Wooten.|NY Times|
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