adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};Former state Treasurer Kevin Boyce said the transition between administrations when he was appointed in 2009 gave his former deputy the opportunity to hatch a kickback scheme in the office. Responding to a report from current Treasurer Josh Mandel, Boyce said Amer Ahmad and other people who oversaw trades in the office were carryovers from Richard Cordray, whom he replaced when Cordray became attorney general.