West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice acknowledged that his administration received a subpoena 'to supply information' about the vaccine sweepstakes effort.
for information about the cost of some of the new trucks given to some sweepstakes winners.
The governor's chief of staff, Brian Abraham, said the federal request for documents was focused on some of the car dealers who had provided luxury vehicles to sweepstakes winners, and Justice's office was not under investigation for any wrongdoing. winners were announced on June 21, 2021. Grace Fowler was one of the winners announced on July 14, 2021.
The"Do it for Babydog" vaccine lottery, named for Justice's English bulldog, faced criticism after more than $20 million in federal taxpayer money was spent on sweepstakes prizes, outspending incentive lotteries in larger states like neighboring Ohio, CBS NewsMonday. But Justice, defending the sweepstakes, argued that the race to boost vaccinations had no playbook.
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