The thing which set investigators off was the furniture spending spree at the WV Supreme Court.
IIRC, some super-duper chairs got purchased for something like $20k.
Had no idea the guy would turn out a schmuck.
Correction. Chairs in question were $2,000 each.
Picture at this link:
https://www.wowktv.com/news/wv-supreme-court-spending-investigated-by-legislature/912462876
Mea culpa.