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washingtonpost.com - 4/30/2009
Report: Justice Dept. Official Violated Ethics Rules in Grant-Making
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washingtonpost.com - 5/5/2009
Former Bush Officials Work to Soften Ethics Report on Interrogations
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washingtonpost.com - 5/6/2009
Bush Officials Try to Alter Ethics Report
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Talking Points Memo — ... The Post identifies Fonseca as a "former Columbian military official" who Flores says he repeatedly tried to hire because of his "ties to the faith-based community through a group called ...

Report: Justice Dept. Official Violated Ethics Rules in Grant-Making
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... this morning culminates a nearly two-year investigation into alleged irregularities with grants awarded by the Justice Department's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention during the Bush administration. Investigators focused in part on the hiring of Hector Rene Fonseca, a former Colombian military official who worked as a contractor to the office between November 2004 and July 2007, when he collected about $281,000 for his work on anti-gang programs. Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

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