I find this story in the Charleston Gazette, particularly the second to last paragraph, very interesting.  Knowing what I do about the federal criminal justice system, I have a hunch we’ll be hearing more about Mr. Diehl.

• If you have a vendor like Mr. Diehl generating documents that would suggest that bids were solicited from other vendors when they were not, you logically have a state government employee, who ordinarily would do this work, as a co-conspirator.  Who might that person be?  Was he or she directed to assist in the cover-up?
• I recall that a General Services Division employee named Jim Burgess was dismissed about the same time, but received a sizable settlement after he alleged inappropriate procurement practices in connection with Governor’s Mansion renovations.
• There has been a lot of gossip about the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration and  the provision of liquor to the Governor’s Mansion.  It’s interesting that Mr. Diehl was a liquor vendor.

I don’t know enough to know precisely where this investigation may be headed, but I’d be really surprised if it’s over.