Mike Johanns: Pill Popping-Gate

Mike Johanns: A Pattern of Deceit and Corruption (Part I)

We've been focusing heavily on Mike Johanns' time as Secretary of Agriculture (Unethical spending and violating the Hatch Act), but this is the first of many posts about past scandals involving his time as Governor of Nebraska.

Meet State Senator Ray Mossey

Ray Mossey was tapped by Mike Johanns to replace incoming Attorney General Jon Bruning as State Senator. Just two years later Mossey was arrested for attempting to fraudulently obtain a prescription of Vicodin.

Mossey was arrested Friday in Omaha after police officers were called to the pharmacy at the Nebraska Medical Center…During a search of Mossey’s vehicle, parker at the hospital, police found a .380 caliber semiautomatic handgun in the center console under other items.
[Omaha World Herald, Jun. 29th, 2004]

While prominent state politicians called Mossey to resign and drop out of his re-election bid, Mike Johanns waited days to speak out and condemn Mossey’s actions.
[Associated Press, Aug. 4th, 2004]

You can learn a lot about someone by looking at the company they keep so what does Ray Mossey say about Mike Johanns? It shows a pattern of bad judgement and out right corruption.

More tomorrow...