Word: pardons
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...allegations made by a Texas man and his mother. The two claim they were swindled by a group of men that included Roger Clinton, giving the group more than $200,000 in exchange for what was supposed to be an effort by Clinton to secure a pardon for a family member. Roger Clinton, they allege, did nothing to try to get the pardon. According to an attorney for the Texans, the two never actually met with Roger Clinton, but they maintain it was made clear to them that he was part of the group...
...granted fugitive financier Marc Rich, she has worked out an immunity deal with Rich's ex-wife Denise and has heard testimony from such witnesses as Beth Dozoretz, a friend of both Denise Rich and Bill Clinton who had at least one conversation with the President about the Rich pardon...
While national attention's been focused on the conflict with China, federal prosecutors have been moving forward quietly and quickly in their investigation of Bill Clinton's last-minute pardons. TIME has learned that U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White has dropped a subpoena on Clinton's brother, Roger, for a grand jury appearance this week to discuss his role in an alleged pardon swindle. Insiders say that White has all but finished with most witnesses in the controversial clemency granted to four New York Hasidic Jewish leaders. And, in a possibly major development, one lawyer close to the investigation says...
...host of witnesses connected to the pardon of Rich, the fugitive financier whose clemency kicked off the furor about how Bill Clinton used his pardon power, have already either been before the grand jury in New York or have been interviewed by White's prosecutors, according to lawyers close to the case. Beth Dozoretz, a friend of Clinton and Denise Rich, testified in grand jury proceedings earlier this month and will be returning for another appearance. Jack Quinn, an attorney for Marc Rich who took the pardon plea to the President, also testified, as did another Rich lawyer, Robert Fink...
...money from a handful of people for whom he requested clemency from his brother (the President denied them all), two Texans claim they were swindled after being solicited to pay more than $200,000 to a group that included Roger Clinton - who was then supposed to secure a pardon for a relative, but did not attempt to do so, they allege. Several witnesses connected to those allegations have testified recently as well...