When asked if the governor requested a background check on the company, (La DHH representative Bob) Johannessen replied he didn't know.
Correction: Johannessen may not be with La. My mistake...
The state Department of Health and Hospitals says it was unaware of the company's legal troubles and was only doing what the governor had asked.
"We're going to do what the governor's office ask us to do," said DHH representative Bob Johannessen. "They wanted this firm to work here and we facilitated to have that contract signed."