LAS VEGAS -- The husband of Sen. John Ensign's former mistress says the Nevada Republican paid the woman $25,000 in severance when she stopped working for the senator.
The Las Vegas Sun says Doug Hampton described the payment in a taped interview with columnist Jon Ralston on Wednesday.
Ensign last month acknowledged the affair with Cindy Hampton, a former treasurer for his campaign committees. Committee records do not show such a payment to Cindy Hampton.
Neither Ensign's spokesman nor his attorney returned a call seeking comment.
The newspaper did not immediately post the transcript of the interview. It is scheduled to air later Wednesday on the local television news program "Face to Face with Jon Ralston."
© 2009 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
|
