Delaware public health official facing corruption charges

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A high-ranking state medical official who is also a former lawmaker has been indicted on charges of official misconduct and falsifying business records, Delaware’s attorney general announced Tuesday. Rebecca D. Walker, director of nursing in the state Division of Public Health, is accused of submitting phony records regarding employee alcohol and drug testing over a period of almost five years while she served as deputy director of the state Division of Forensic Science. A spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Socials Services said Walker was placed on paid administrative leave from her nursing post Tuesday, meaning she is still drawing her state salary.