Prosecutors: Hubbard’s complaints ‘should fall on deaf ears’
State prosecutors say indicted House Speaker Mike Hubbard shouldn’t complain about emails and other evidence being made public in his ongoing ethics case.
Prosecutors, in a sharply worded Monday court filing, say the emails were released after defense lawyers asked them to “put some meat on the bones of the indictment.”
Acting Attorney General W. Van Davis said Hubbard’s complaints that the request resulted in “exposure of his wrongdoing” should fall on “deaf ears.”
The emails, among other things, show Hubbard going to political allies, who also were lobbyists or company executives, asking for work and investments in his companies.
Hubbard’s lawyer has said prosecutors released the information to damage Hubbard’s reputation, but failed to provide requested details about the case.
Hubbard is expected to go to trial in October. (Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
