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Faith-Based Favors: Justice Department Official Fired After Invoking the Fifth Amendment in Congressional Investigation

By jonathanturley

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Michele DeKonty, who served as chief of staff at the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), has been fired after invoking the Fifth Amendment and refusing to answer congressional questions over granting favors to certain organizations in federal grants. It is yet another scandal in the Bush Administration that shows how [...]

Full post as published by Res ipsa loquitur on June 26, 2008 (boomark / email).

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