Palin announced her resignation as Governor of Alaska on July 3, 2009. Her sudden announcement sparked a flurry of rumors as to the reason and reporting surfaced that she was under criminal investigation for embezzlement.http://www.examiner.com/x-11470-Newport-News-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d5-FBI-debunks-Palin-indictment Attorneys for Palin countered by issuing a press release denying that a criminal investigation loomed. http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/07/04/from-palins-lawyer/