Ted Kennedy brother-in-law Raymond Reggie agreed to wear a wire for the FBI in 2002 while facing bank fraud and conspiracy charges in another case. It was Reggie's tapes that captured Rosen making incriminating statements about his role in an August 2000 gala fund-raiser for Mrs. Clinton. But according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Reggie's tapes have helped instigate at least two additional FBI probes of political figures, including one involved in a "national campaign."From what I have gathered, it may have something to do with Tendo Oto, a foreign national contributing 27 grand to this gala and attending it, which is illegal.Reggie's "role as government informant was kept secret until recently in an effort to conceal his cooperation in at least two other unrelated investigations," the paper said Friday.
"One [involves] a state senator, and the other, a prominent political figure who may have been illegally soliciting national campaign donations from foreign nationals, according to an FBI affidavit."
Hillary Fund-raiser Tapes Spur New Probes
If she could be brought down on a more serious foreign donations charge, it would explain why they are not pursuing her in this particular case. And I have a sneaky suspicion that the Louisiana state Senator is Mary Landrieu. I found the Louisiana link in this article which was published before we knew Reggie was the informant. An excerpt:
While the informant's work for the FBI on Mr. Rosen's case dates back to 2002, the agency continued to work closely with the witness through the end of 2004, court documents indicate. The November 2004 filing indicates the FBI was planning to use the informant in an investigation of "a prominent political figure who may be involved in illegally soliciting foreign nationals to contribute to national political campaigns." The target of the inquiry was suspected of "funneling illegal campaign contributions from foreign nationals to individuals running for federal office."There is no indication in the documents whether the "prominent political figure" who may have been soliciting illegal gifts from foreigners is the same person to whom the informant is related.
The same unidentified informant was also being asked to record phone calls with targets of an investigation into alleged political corruption in Louisiana, the court filing late last year said. That scheme involved a state senator and a "fraudulent contract worth five million dollars," prosecutors asserted.