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Oldham County judge disputes former deputy Joe Ender's public accusations after attorney general's review
Summary
At a county news conference, Oldham County officials said a Kentucky attorney general review found no criminal activity tied to a May 22 data-center meeting and criticized former deputy judge Joe Ender for giving investigators and the public differing accounts; the county announced Ender was terminated July 1 and that a civil lawsuit remains pending.
At a news conference in LaGrange, Oldham County officials said a Kentucky attorney general review found no criminal activity connected to a May 22 business meeting about a proposed data center and challenged former deputy judge Joe Ender's public accusations.
The county judge (unnamed in the transcript) said Joe Ender told an investigator from the Kentucky Attorney General's Office one story during a recorded June 24 interview and a different account in a social-media video posted July 1. The judge summarized the investigator's report and said an assigned investigator, Mark Maroney, recorded that Ender told the investigator he was not aware of any kickbacks or anyone offering money to Oldham County officials and could not…
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