Judge disqualifies attorney general’s office from prosecuting Krolicki
The state attorney general’s office has been disqualified from prosecuting Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki in a criminal case alleging he misappropriated state money.
District Judge Elissa Cadish ruled that this is a “extreme case where disqualification is warranted.”
In her ruling, Cadish cites Krolicki’s claims that the attorney general shouldn’t handle the prosecution due to an “appearance of unfairness and impropriety.”
The ruling applies to both Krolicki and Kathryn Besser, Krolicki’s chief of staff who was also charged.
Authorities accused Krolicki of misappropriating approximately $6 million in fees earned by the state college savings program while he served as treasurer. Krolicki and his attorneys have argued that the treasurer’s office was following the law in the way it administered the fee funds.
All the monies have been accounted for and Krolicki was not accused of embezzlement.
Cadish has scheduled a June 3 court date to determine what agency will take over the case.
