Former governor demands name be removed from promotional material for Texas biomedical company

Since leaving government, Tommy Thompson has used his name, connections and expertise to land jobs and board memberships on a wide range of companies - everything from snagging a partnership in a powerful national firm to monitoring safety for thoroughbred racehorses. Now, Thompson finds his name is being used to hype a penny stock of a Texas biomedical company - a promotion that falsely claimed Thompson was a member of the company's board of directors. (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 4/12)