FBI Investigating Treasurer John Perdue

• {Charleston, West Virginia}...West Virginia Treasurer John Perdue's campaign for governor this year got a boost of nearly $50,000 from 44 of his employees in the West Virginia State Treasurer's Office. Melvin Smith, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, says he can not provide many details about any FBI investigations into Perdue's finances, but Smith says there's been a few investigations and interviews conducted. The FBI recently released bare-bones details of an investigation into a Mason County land deal between Perdue and Charleston developer Doug Pauley, who gave $1,000 to Perdue's gubernatorial campaign. According to records from West Virginia Auditor Glen Gainer's website, a total of 35 Perdue employees gave $1,000 each to his campaign, which is the maximum amount allowed.