Prosecutors say there was no wrongdoing on Governor Culver's part, but Monday, they filed charges against four campaign donors. Brent Stevens, Jonathan Swain, Steve Daniel and Curtis Beason are accused violating campaign disclosure laws.

The case charges that Stevens and Swain, the two top executives at Peninsula Gaming, a Dubuque company hoping to put a casino in Fort Dodge, funneled money to the Culver campaign through Daniel and Beason, two Fort Dodge businessmen.

Neither Governor Culver nor any of his aides were charged, and Culver's office says that news is not surprising at all.

However, the attorney for Stevens and Swain says he is surprised at the charges.

"This company, Peninsula Gaming, has about an eleven-year history in Iowa of impeccable reputation regarding regulatory compliance, business ethics and they don't believe any crime has been committed," says attorney Guy Cook.

The governor's office released this statement Monday:

"We are pleased but not surprised that the findings confirm what we have been saying all along. No one in my office or my campaign did anything wrong; we complied with all campaign finance laws.

While we are glad to have this matter resolved, this finding changes nothing. Because we knew we had acted appropriately, we have not been worried about this process, but rather, we have been focused on the November election. We will continue to work tirelessly until election day to highlight the important choices at stake in this election for our working families, our children and our seniors."

Campaign finance records show that the Culver campaign did receive $25,000 from the Fort Dodge casino supporters, Beason and Daniel. However, according to Cook, that money did not come from Peninsula Gaming.