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Pike County Judge/Executive Wayne T. Rutherford has been caught again in a corruption scandal. In the 1970s he had a one-way mirror to hide his dealings in the County Judge/Executive's office. Now, he just doesn't care. He has falsified timesheets to pay one of his 'running buddies', who has since died, to work without performing one day's worth of work.

This is wire fraud, insurance fraud, workers compensation fraud, tax fraud. This is just for starters.

His partner in this corruption is none other than Deputy Judge/Executive John Doug Hays. Everyone in East Kentucky remembers John Doug Hays. He was indicted in federal court for vote-buying for his actions in a 2002 district judge election as part of the Ross Harris trial. He was convicted, but had his conviction threw out on appeal on a technicality.

Old dogs don't learn new tricks. Wayne Rutherford and John Hays are old hands at this corruption game. This is just the latest and greatest example. They have fooled the people of Pike County time and again.

You'd think that having dodged federal prison once would make John Doug Hays shape up, but he hasn't. He continues to mislead, lawyer, and betray the people of Pike County.

They're acting like caring souls. The fact is not a single other county employee was given the same opportunity that Wayne Rutherford's running buddy was. There were at least 3 employees who were forced to go on unpaid medical leave, forced to resign, and to lose their health insurance and benefits.

In fact, one of this employees also had cancer, tried to work, but was forced to quit, with no offer of 'work from home' like Wayne Rutherford's close friend. Another also had cancer, was forced on 3 months unpaid medical leave, who was fired the day he returned to work.

This is the humanitarian actions of a self-serving power-crazed dictator named Wayne Rutherford, and his boy Friday, disgraced former State Senator and congressional candidate John Hays.

They're up to their same old tricks and will continue unless the U.S. Attorney puts a stop to their wrongdoing once and for all.

Also, check out the funny video here: Pike County Audit Shows Falsified Records

Rutherford, responded, “The employee is no longer employed and will implement a triplicate receipt book system.”

I understand your anger. (anecdotal......)

Town employee used town equipment (jack hammer & diesel air compressor) to do some demo at his home - without permission. Was fired, sued, received 6 figure award. Bought new truck, vanity plate: THANX

Thanks, for the heads-up! BP
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