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Special Counsel Shut Down Probe of Siegelman Case Last Year
For those of you whop have been following the Siegelman case, there's a new article out on a previously unknown investigation into the case that was subsequently shut down by the Justice Department:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Office of Special Counsel last year shut down a previously undisclosed investigation into the federal prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, according to an internal memo made public Wednesday.
The investigation was being conducted by a task force formed at the agency a year ago to pursue high-profile political investigations in Washington, most notably whether the White House played politics in firing U.S. attorneys. It began gathering information on the Siegelman case in September and was planning to request documents from the Justice Department in October before Special Counsel Scott Bloch ordered the case closed, according to the Jan. 18 draft memo, made public by the Project on Government Oversight, a watchdog group.
Comments (3)
Siegelman himself has asked the most pertinent question:
Siegelman's attorney also wants to know what the deal is:
One hopes that the FBI raid on Special Counsel Scott Bloch's office last week, looking for evidence of retaliation against his own staff, may turn up evidence that may shed new light on the Siegelman case.
May 10, 2008 12:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
What an understatement!
I confess I'm very excited about the investigation of OSC and Scott Bloch.
Will this finally provide the catalyst to expose a mountain of Rove-Bush crimes???
May 10, 2008 5:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
I hope they can at least clear Siegelman and come down hard on those that were involved in this huge injustice.
May 11, 2008 12:04 AM | Reply | Permalink
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