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NM Gov. Richardson said to be clear of fed probe
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... into pay-to-play allegations involving one of the Democratic governor's large political donors, someone familiar with the case said. The decision not to pursue indictments was made by top Justice Department officials, according to a person familiar with the investigation, who asked not to be identified because federal officials had not disclosed results of the probe. "It's over. There's nothing. It was killed in Washington," the person told The Associated Press. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090827/ap_on_re_us/us_rich... Great news!
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Just rainy and dreary and fracking ugly here again. No, it's not influencing my mood at all... Gov. Richardson said to be clear of fed probe Auschwitz Blueprints Given to Israeli PM Young Guantanamo Afghan to sue US New York Times: Alleged Drug Ties of Top Afghan Official Worry U.S. It was a heated debate during the Bush administration: What to do about evidence that Afghanistan’s powerful defense minister was involved in drug trafficking? Officials from the time say they needed him to help ...
Bill Richardson Won't Face Charges In Alleged Kickbacks Case
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New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who earlier this year withdrew from consideration as Commerce Secretary after reports surfaced that he was under federal investigation, reportedly won't be charged with a single crime. Barry Massey of the Associated Press ...
Richardson in the clear
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... The feds have dropped the investigation of a grubby-looking relationship between Bill Richardson's administration and a donor who was given bond work, the AP reports. ...
NM Gov. Richardson said to be clear of fed probe
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... who asked not to be identified because federal officials had not disclosed results of the probe. "It's over. There's nothing. It was killed in Washington," the person told The Associated Press. A federal grand jury began an investigation in 2008 into a possible pay-to-play scheme in which lucrative work on state bond deals went to a Richardson donor. The federal probe derailed Richardson's appointment as commerce secretary in President Barack Obama's administration. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090827/ap_on_re_us/us_rich... ...
Bill Richardson: vindication that Hemingway would appreciate
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... “It’s over,” one investigator told the Associated Press. “There’s
nothing. It was killed in Washington.” The governor's office issued a statement hailing the move, saying the governor "has known all along that neither he nor any staff members committed any transgressions during their successful fundraising back in 2004. The U.S. attorney's thorough and lengthy investigation has apparently determined the same thing -- that no indiscretions occurred." ...
