The University responded Wednesday to the latest round of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s climate research-related Civil Investigative Demands by filing a request that the latest demand for University documents be dismissed.
Officials from the attorney general’s office are seeking information about whether climate researcher and former University professor Michael Mann might have manipulated data to apply for a University grant, said Brian Gottstein, the director of communications for Cuccinelli’s office.
This is Cuccinelli’s second attempt to obtain Mann’s documents. The University has resisted the requests, and two earlier CIDs were rejected by Judge Paul Peatross, Jr.
The Office of the Attorney General argues that Mann may have committed fraud against taxpayers by publishing faulty research conducted through state-funded grants, while the University maintains that the most recent CID argues on the same grounds that Peatross already found insufficient. University filings also argue that Cuccinelli is targeting Mann because he disagrees with his academic research.
“I’m pleased that the University of Virginia has chosen to continue to stand up to Mr. Cuccinelli and his misguided witch hunt,” said Mann, who is now a professor at Pennsylvania State University.
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