The Associated Press

LEXINGTON - Tina Conner, who had a two-year affair with Gov. Paul Patton, says she has told state and federal investigators about abuse of power by "others besides Patton, including elected officials."

She would not identify the other officials. But Ms. Conner said in an interview with the Herald-Leader that she will divulge more information as the investigation, which she said has "many legs," continues.

"I'm not finished," Ms. Conner said.

The FBI and the state Attorney General's Office and the state Executive Branch Ethics Commission are all investigating Mr. Patton as a result of Ms. Conner's allegations.

Ms. Conner said she can explain why some of her allegations suggest that the governor's staff provided her with small favors at the same time that she alleges that Mr. Patton was retaliating against her.

"I believe they wanted to keep me quiet, just a little bit happy," she said.

Ms. Conner has said she had an affair with the governor from 1997-99 and received favors from administration officials as a result of it.

She said that after she ended the affair, Mr. Patton retaliated. Her Western Kentucky nursing home, Birchtree Healthcare in Hickman County, received a negative state review in December.

It was later barred from receiving Medicaid and Medicare paymentsBirchtree filed for bankruptcy in September.

Ms. Conner has sued Mr. Patton for sexual harassment. The governor has admitted the affair, but said he did not abuse his office to strike back at her.

Ms. Conner said that after the December review and after hearing that Mr. Patton had asked some Western Kentucky politicians to "back away" from her, she began to complain to Mr. Patton and his staff and to indicate that she might go public with the affair.

In her lawsuit against Mr. Patton, Ms. Conner said she has not considered settlement talks because she is not motivated by money.

"What I've been motivated all along by is that I want this nursing home back. It needs to be whole again," she said.