I think he should be fired and stripped of his APSC certification, but the governor should have stayed out of it and let the system work the way it's supposed to. She's way too close to the matter and any involvement on her part reeks of impropriety.
That said, I think AST is one of the most honorable LE agencies with the highest level of integrity in the country. I've worked with quite a few troopers over the years ( I also FTO'd with them) and I have yet to see anything that would make me question them as an organization.
Even some of the screwball recruits I observed as a TAC officer at the academy have turned out okay.
For all you folks that would like her as VP or a politician in you're own sorry assed state. Forget it. Someone's going to have to fill Uncle Ted's seat when he gets hauled off to Club Fed, and she's about a good a candidate as any.