HARTFORD, Conn.—At least one subpoena for documents has been issued as part of an investigation into a government efficiency project conducted for Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell's administration.
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal tells the Hartford Courant that he and the bipartisan state auditors have issued "demand letters" for all relevant documents, such as e-mails, memos and other records.
Those letters can be converted to a subpoena if anyone refuses.
So far, there's been cooperation. Blumenthal says one subpoena has been served on a person he would not name. Others are already prepared, seeking documents or sworn testimony.
Investigators are looking into whether the two-year, $220,000 project overseen by a University of Connecticut professor and pollster was used to help Rell politically.
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Information from: The Hartford Courant, http://www.courant.com
