Ethics Suspends Jefferson Probe at DOJ's Request
- By Susan Davis
- Roll Call Staff
- Aug. 6, 2007, 8:38 a.m.
An investigative subcommittee of the House ethics committee unanimously agreed to suspend its two-month-long investigation into indicted Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) after the Justice Department expressed concerns that the panel's inquiry would interfere with the FBI’s ongoing criminal investigation, according to a statement posted on the committee’s Web site Friday.
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