We just got a call from Will Caskey, who says he's a spokesman for Dennis Gragert. Gragert owns the Chicago based private research firm that Entenza hired to look into Attorney General Mike Hatch's office. Here's Caskey's comment:
"Mr. Gragert stands by the statement he released yesterday regarding his work that he did for Matt Enteza relative to the attorney general's office. He stands by that statement and he has no further comment on the matter."
Caskey wouldn't answer any questions. His call comes one day after Entenza said Gragert would talk to the press corps about his investigation. Entenza says he asked Gragert to only do a search into the AG's office so he could learn the inner workings of the office. He says Gragert went above and beyond that investigation when he examined a Mike Hatch parking ticket in Dakota County...
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