Emails show unease over tobacco job, resignation

Published June 27, 2014 2:32am ET



RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Newly released emails show the interim director of the Virginia tobacco commission was uneasy about the timing of a potential job offer to former Democratic state Sen. Phil Puckett, whose recent resignation has been investigated by the FBI.

The emails also show that the GOP-controlled commission appeared to create a position solely for Puckett and even solicited his input in crafting the job description.

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