Posted on 04/21/2010 6:03:31 PM PDT by Panzerlied
The Justice Department has begun investigating potential abuses of public office by former congressman Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) and his aides, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.
A team of FBI agents and Justice prosecutors who specialize in public corruption appears to be focusing its preliminary inquiry on large payments Massa's campaign made last month to his top congressional aide and the decision to renew the lease for the lawmaker's personal car within days of his announcement that he would not seek reelection.
The inquiry is being jointly led by the Justice Department's public integrity section and the fraud and public corruption unit of the U.S. attorney's office in Washington.
Federal prosecutors served a former Massa staff member with a request to preserve all phone records, e-mail, BlackBerry accounts and other documents relating to Massa's campaign and congressional office. Debra Katz, an attorney for the former staffer, confirmed Wednesday that prosecutors contacted her about her client's documents and knowledge of the payments.
On March 3, Massa announced that he was resigning amid
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He shouda' been for health care legislation.
He’s only being investigated because he spoke out against the Regime. This crap is so transparent I can’t believe no one is calling them on it. Sure Massa’s no saint but he’s not nearly as bad as most of the scum in Congress, Barney Frank or Charlie Rangel.
Sounds sooooo similar to:"I did not have "sex" with that woman....
bingo....
And Spitzer's not in jail why???
this FPOS was my representative... the first time in my life that a RAT was my rep and THIS is what i got??? screw-em, now and forever
He’s already gone. Investigate the ‘rats that are still here.
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