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Democrat, facing federal indictment, drops out of House race Saturday, Sep 9, 2006 By Doug Thompson Arkansas News Bureau FAYETTEVILLE - Democrat Robbyn Tumey of Rogers, facing a federal indictment, confirmed Friday that she has dropped out of the race for the District 95 state House seat. In an Aug. 30 letter to the state Democratic Party, Tumey said she was unable to give her full attention to the race and formally withdrew from the race against Republican Aaron Burkes of Lowell. Democratic spokesman Bart Haynie said Friday that the party would try to find a replacement, to be nominated by the Benton County Democratic Committee. Tumey is president of Managed Subcontractors International Inc. of Rogers. The company was named in a 52-count indictment returned by a Missouri federal grand jury in July. The indictment alleges violations of the wage and hour provisions of a federal contract. MSI was hired to help build a basic training complex at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, according to a federal Department of Justice statement outlining the indictment. Contractors for federal jobs are required to pay the prevailing local wage, calculated under a formula. The indictment alleges that deductions from workers' paychecks took MSI out of compliance with that provision of the contract, which MSI denies. |
