Governors office uncertain if staff salaries paid by federal anti-terror money

State officials are looking into allegations that members of Gov. Robert Bentley’s staff were paid with federal money meant for anti-terrorist efforts, the governor’s spokeswoman said Tuesday.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency “is researching this question and will provide a response,” Bentley spokeswoman Yasamie August wrote in an email to The Anniston Star.

In a lawsuit filed last week, former Bentley bodyguard Ray Lewis alleged that Bentley used federal money to pay his staff in an attempt to hide his spending and look more fiscally responsible.

The Lewis lawsuit is the latest twist in Bentley’s ongoing troubles with staff issues — troubles that have led Bentley to the threshold of possible impeachment.

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