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 FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A judge dismissed all charges against Gov. Ernie Fletcher in a state hiring scandal Thursday after the governor and attorney general agreed to a settlement that involves zero punishment for Fletcher personally.
The Republican governor took responsibility for his administration in the settlement, but he did not admit any criminal wrongdoing.
"The governor acknowledges that the evidence strongly indicates wrongdoing by his administration with regard to personnel actions with the merit system," the judge said in a five-page order dismissing the charges.
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