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JULY 09 20081. Siegelman lawyer wants Justice Department to search its records
for evidence of political prosecution
2. Appeals Allege Federal Tampering
3. U.S. Attorney General: Siegelman Probe a Priority
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Siegelman lawyer wants Justice Department
to search its records for evidence of political
prosecution
Kim Chandler for the Birmingham News
A lawyer for former Gov. Don Siegelman wants the Department of
Justice to search its own records during an ongoing review of whether
the case against the Alabama Democrat was politically motivated.
The Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility
confirmed in a July 3 letter to Siegelman lawyer Vince Kilborn that the
office was reviewing allegations that the case against Siegelman was
politically motivated.
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Appeals Allege Federal Tampering
by Adam Lynch of Jackson Free Press
....“The problem with removing quid pro quo in a case is that any
gratuity to a politician could be construed as some sort of nefarious
donation. Somebody said recently that if you remove quid pro quo,
every U.S. ambassador, central judge and any other political
appointee had better lawyer up right now, because if they’ve ever
donated to a politician who then appointed them to something, or
gave them some favor at a later date, they can be convicted for
corruption,” Diaz told the Jackson Free Press. “All a prosecutor will
need is the implication of corruption.”
In Siegelman’s case, the prosecution argued that he allocated a
board appointment to a campaign donor. Siegelman said the
prosecution did not have to show hard proof.
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U.S. Attorney General: Siegelman Probe a
Priority
NBC 12 Montgomery (WSFA)
....Mukasey's comments came at a Senate Judiciary Committee
hearing as Senator Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, pressed
him over allegations that Siegelman's prosecution was politically
motivated. Siegelman, a Democrat, was convicted on corruption
charges in 2006.
Mukasey said he believes the agency has made clearing the air in the
case a top priority. He said the decision to release its findings would
be made by internal investigators at the department's Office of
Professional Responsibility.
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| photo: captured from Star Multimedia Slideshow The Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility finally contacted Siegelman's attorneys on Monday, July 7, 2008 |