The Daily Beast
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron took office in December 2019 .
He became the first Republican to lead the commonwealth ’s top law enforcement agency in 72 years .
In the three-plus years since Cameron was elected, the criminal appeals division has lost more than half of its career attorneys.
Cameron has been replacing his departed “merit” employees with special attorneys.
Every attorney interviewed for this article criticized the investigation’s finding, and either related their own experiences with Cross or their independent knowledge of how he treated their colleagues.
They all observed the young attorney as being openly politically ambitious while remaining disengaged from their work, even uninterested.
Two attorneys described Cameron independently as a “ghost,” and most of these sources said they had never met him personally.
Lawyers in criminal appeals say they feel mistreatment of Cross and an office environment that has “negatively impacted the division’s work and their personal well-being” The Daily Beast asked why Cross resigned, and whether the OAG or Cameron would like to comment on these claims.
A spokesperson for the Kentucky Attorney General's Office responded to the Daily Beast's emailed comment request, saying Cross ' character was investigated and found to have no merit.
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