Boston.com tells us Lt Gov Murray being probed because of McLauglin

From Boston.com:

However, a Sept. 19, 2012, letter from the Office of Campaign and Political Finance to the attorney general’s office leaves no doubt that regulators found evidence of criminal wrongdoing by Murray in his relationship with McLaughlin, who organized numerous fund-raisers for Murray even though, as a public employee, he was barred from most political fund-raising.

“The evidence … indicates that McLaughlin, Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray, and the Citizens Committee to elect Tim Murray did not comply with Section 7 of the campaign finance law, which prohibits the solicitation or receipt of contributions not raised in accordance with the campaign finance law,” wrote Michael J. Sullivan, director of the Office of Campaign and Political Finance, to Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office.

Seems that all that talk last week by the press that Murray was dropping out of the future campaign for Governor because of the tax program being proposed by Gov Patrick was just a red herring.

He must have known this was coming, and decided to try to duck and cover before it hit.