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Nevada Gov. Gibbons cleared of wrongdoing
Monday, November 03, 2008 | No comments posted.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, whose first term has been marred by an FBI corruption investigation, has been cleared of wrongdoing and will not be charged in the probe, his attorney said Sunday night.
Gibbons, a former Republican congressman, has been under investigation into whether he improperly received gifts from a software company that received military contracts while he was in Congress. Gibbons steadfastly denied any wrongdoing and said the Justice Department could look as hard as it wanted and wouldn’t find anything inappropriate.
Defense attorney Abbe Lowell said the Justice Department told him that Gibbons would not be charged.
“The prosecutors in the case confirmed what the governor has been saying for the past two years — that he did nothing wrong and there was no basis for any allegations against him,” defense attorney Abbe Lowell said in a prepared statement.
The Justice Department had no comment on Lowell’s assertion Sunday. But a law enforcement official close to the case, speaking on condition of anonymity because authorities have not even officially acknowledged the investigation, confirmed the substance of Lowell’s statement.
Gibbons, a former Republican congressman, has been under investigation into whether he improperly received gifts from a software company that received military contracts while he was in Congress. Gibbons steadfastly denied any wrongdoing and said the Justice Department could look as hard as it wanted and wouldn’t find anything inappropriate.
Defense attorney Abbe Lowell said the Justice Department told him that Gibbons would not be charged.
“The prosecutors in the case confirmed what the governor has been saying for the past two years — that he did nothing wrong and there was no basis for any allegations against him,” defense attorney Abbe Lowell said in a prepared statement.
The Justice Department had no comment on Lowell’s assertion Sunday. But a law enforcement official close to the case, speaking on condition of anonymity because authorities have not even officially acknowledged the investigation, confirmed the substance of Lowell’s statement.
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