Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Sen. Barkhausen Finances Probed

State Sen. David N. Barkhausen is the target of an investigationby the Illinois attorney general, the State Police and the LakeCounty state's attorney, said Al Manning, a spokesman for theattorney general.

Investigators are trying to determine if the Lake BluffRepublican took public money intended for his district office andused it for his insurance business.

Barkhausen said he is cooperating with the investigation andcalled the accusations groundless.

Manning publicly discussed the investigation Sunday after it wasreported in the Waukegan News-Sun.

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