A politician who went to prison 20 years ago in one of Arizona’s most notorious public-corruption cases has apparently been practicing real estate in San Diego County for almost 14 years, using his son’s clean record to get a license.
Donald James Kenney, 73, was a real estate broker at Coldwell Banker in Encinitas until last month, after The Watchdog inquired about his past.
Don Kenney on Facebook, where his profile shows college affiliations that match with his background in Arizona
The Department of Real Estate began an investigation after The Watchdog inquiry and ordered Kenney on Wednesday to stop practicing real estate. The state concluded that Kenney deceitfully used the identity of his son John Kenney, 44, to obtain a license.
The elder Kenney, who lives in Carlsbad, denies any wrongdoing and denies that he is the lawmaker convicted in Arizona. He declined to meet in person to go over documents gathered by The Watchdog showing he is the former politician.
The elder Kenney and the convicted legislator share the same date of birth and the same three colleges on their résumé. They look the same in photographs. And a letter sent to Kenney as part of his recent effort to restore civil rights lost after his conviction in Arizona was addressed to his Carlsbad home.
Kenney, when he was a legislator, took $55,000 in a gym bag from a Phoenix police operative in a sting operation in 1990 and was sentenced to five years in prison.
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