From last week’s Indy Star

Pence under fire for case

Linda Pence, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, has come under fire — particularly by some conservative blogs — because she was the attorney for a paving company that was involved in a 1999 sidewalks-for-votes corruption scandal in East Chicago.

When she announced her candidacy, Pence was asked by a reporter from The Times of Northwest Indiana whether she would continue the ongoing civil racketeering case against former East Chicago Mayor Robert Pastrick.

Pence said she’d have to review the case.

She didn’t mention her client — an omission that drew the attacks from the blogs and criticism from the Times editorial page.

Pence, though, defended herself in an interview with The Indianapolis Star.

“I never hid anything in my life,” she said indignantly.

[…]

Pence said she could not discuss details because of attorney-client privilege but said companies often settle cases not because they have done something wrong but because it’s less expensive to put the matter to rest than to litigate.

Is that right?

She claims she cannot discuss the details of the case due to attorney-client privilege, but that’s been waived. Is she lying or maybe she has a case of forgetheimers?

Scott Fluhr at Hoosier Pundit has a much more detailed post here.

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