▁polit icians . ▁He ▁has ▁ste ered ▁state ▁money ▁to ▁a ▁few ▁fav ored ▁institutions , ▁including ▁some ▁that ▁employ ▁his ▁relatives . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁relatives ▁also ▁have ▁got ten ▁state ▁jobs ▁and ▁his ▁wife ’ s ▁government ▁sal ary ▁got ▁a ▁s izable ▁boost ▁after ▁he ▁became ▁Senate ▁president ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁B lag o jev ich ▁administration ▁created ▁a ▁special ▁sal ary ▁class . ▁Jones ▁faced ▁scr ut iny ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁his ▁wife ▁received ▁a ▁$ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pay ▁raise ▁two ▁months ▁after ▁she ▁and ▁Jones ▁were ▁married ▁and ▁four ▁months ▁after ▁she ▁started ▁her ▁position , ▁when ▁Governor ▁Rod ▁B lag o jev ich ▁created ▁a ▁special ▁sal ary ▁class ▁for ▁her ▁position . ▁Jones ▁also ▁received ▁attention ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁for ▁post pon ing ▁a ▁vote ▁on ▁an ▁automatic ▁legisl ative ▁pay ▁raise ▁of ▁ 7 . 5 % ▁which ▁would ▁go ▁into ▁effect ▁if ▁the ▁Senate ▁did ▁not ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁proposal ▁( the ▁House ▁voted ▁no ). ▁ ▁Jones ▁announced ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁ret ire ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁When ▁asked ▁who ▁would ▁replace ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot , ▁his ▁sp ok esp erson ▁said , ▁" H is ▁preference , ▁yes , ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁son ▁Emil ▁Jones , ▁III ▁serve ," ▁which ▁has ▁prompt ed ▁criticism ▁and ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" ano int