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Wright admits that he put pressure on the Federal Home Loan Bank Board in 1986 to soften regulatory proceedings against a Dallas real estate syndicator and some Texas savings and loan associations. He says, however, he was merely "acting as an ombudsman" for the constituents he represents, which is not just a right but a duty for a Congressman. Wright seems to have been rather incurious about the constituents he went to bat for -- one has since been charged with helping to defraud the S and L he headed of $40 million. Nonetheless, Wright has a defense unavailable to Meese...
...questioned. Citizens would have the right to sue for damages if the IRS made an unreasonable collection. And before seizing taxpayers' property, the IRS would first have to send out a written notice and then wait 30 days. Another reform in the bill would give new authority to the ombudsman within the IRS to issue "taxpayers' assistance orders." These could help prevent the IRS from collecting taxes in ways that create substantial hardships for taxpayers...
...whistle-blowers charge that employees at Rockwell are falsely promised confidentiality when making complaints to an ombudsman appointed by the company. A corporate security source confirms that within 24 hours of a complaint, the ombudsman relays the information to James Roberts, who is head of both the Rockwell subsidiary's ethics committee and its security force. The whistle-blowers allege that since they filed their suit, they have often been followed at night by vehicles, some of whose license plates have been traced to the security force. One was a private truck owned by Roberts...
...statement, Rockwell called the allegations by the whistle-blowers "totally without merit." Because of litigation, the company commented on only one specific point, maintaining that its ombudsman fully respects the confidentiality of employees who complain. Rockwell insisted that it "has always been and continues to be committed to taking every precaution humanly possible to ensure that concern for safety governs all activities...
...Prime Minister and cousin, Bhekimpi Dlamini, before a crowd of thousands, and then appointed a former personal bodyguard to the job. Finally, in May the King ordered the arrest and detention of Bhekimpi and eleven others, including five princes and princesses, a Cabinet minister and the former national ombudsman. Trial dates have not been set for any of the detainees...