Domenici Hires Top Attorney for Ethics Investigation
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Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.) has hired a top defense attorney to handle the pending ethics investigation into allegations that he pressured a federal prosecutor to bring indictments against New Mexico Democrats on the eve of the 2006 elections.
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A top lawyer for President Bush's re-election campaign has been providing legal advice to the group that has accused Democrat John Kerry of lying about his Vietnam War record, informed sources said on Tuesday.
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Marsh & McLennan Cos. revealed what's at stake in the probe into its behavior by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, saying it generated &#36;845 million of fat fees from a practice at the center of a bid-rigging scandal.
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New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici acknowledged Sunday that he called a federal prosecutor to ask about a criminal investigation several months after calling for his replacement, but insisted he never pressured nor threatened his state's U.S. attorney.
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A state commission approved ethics charges Friday against four former high-ranking officials in Gov. Ernie Fletcher's administration for their alleged roles in a state hiring scandal.
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The organization asked new Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Tuesday to appoint a special counsel to probe the mistreatment of detainees in the war on terrorism, citing what it claimed was Gonzales's "unavoidable conflict of interest in fully investigating and prosecuting wrongdoing by civilians in this matter."
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Commissioner Bud Selig has all but delivered Jason Giambi to head detective George Mitchellâs interrogation room.
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The Justice Department is investigating U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's meeting with a former top aide about the controversial firing of federal prosecutors last year, according to a letter released on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary committee.
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(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard appointed as its new general counsel the lawyer it hired last year to conduct an independent investigation into the spying scandal at the company. Mike Holston, a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, will take on the new position starting Feb. 22. He succeeds Ann Baskins, whoÂ resigned in September. HP has been embroiled in a scandalÂ regarding the tactics it used to investigate an internal information leak. The company is being investigated for approving illegal methods used to obtain information about journalists and employees. Holston revealed the results of his investigations into HP's probe at a press conference in September. He named HP executives who approved or were present at meetings that detailed the tactics company officials and third parties were using to investigate the information leak. He also disclosed plans at HP to use false information to lure reporters into identifying the leak. Holston said Mark Hurd, chairman and CEO of HP, approved that plan. Holston, who has served as external counsel at HP for over ten years, will report directly to Hurd in his new role. Holston replaces Baskins, who was subpoenaed for her role in the internal probe but refused to answer questions in front of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee investigating the matter. Last month, the first conviction in the case was made when aÂ private investigator pleaded guiltyÂ to fraudulently obtaining information about reporters and HP workers on HP's behalf. Others, including former HP Chairman Patricia Dunn and former HP legal counsel Kevin Hunsaker,Â still face charges. Â
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The boss of Italian energy firm Eni, Paolo Scaroni, is under investigation as part of a police probe.
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Prosecutors probing corruption in Italin football want the indictment of ex-Juventus director Luciano Moggi and seven other people.
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The Justice Department is  investigating U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales&#39;s meeting  with a former top aide about the controversial firing of  federal prosecutors last year, according to a letter released  on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary committee.
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The advisor, a former federal prosecutor, said that it was ethics, not the law, that needed to be paid more heed.
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OTTAWA  (CP) - The top political aide to Alfonso Gagliano had regular and direct dealings with ad agencies involved in the federal sponsorship program, a public inquiry was told Wednesday.
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Two lawyers representing George J. Mitchell, who is leading Major League Baseballâs investigation of performance-enhancing drug use, met with officials from the district attorneyâs office in Albany.
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Yankees slugger Jason Giambi has agreed to be interviewed as part of former Senator George Mitchell's probe into use of performance-enhancing substances in Major League Baseball, MLB announced on Thursday.
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The investigation into firings of several U.S. attorneys has been expanded into the hiring practices at the U.S. Justice Department.  The probe now includes the Justice Department's civil rights branch and its programs for new lawyers, The Washington Post reported Thursday.