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Will the new US Pardon Attorney "scandal" garner any serious attention?

By Douglas A. Berman

As I had predicted and feared, buzz about Super Tuesday has totally eclipsed the new story suggesting scandalous behavious by the now-resigned former US Pardon Attorney Roger Adams.  Fortunately, FAMM is unlikely to let this story go away without a bit more attention, as evidenced by this new FAMM press release.  Here are excerpts:Today, FAMM calls on Congress to immediately investigate the breakdown at the Office of the Pardon Attorney and ask Attorney General Michael Mukasey how he intends to fix it.... [George] Lardner?s piece [in the New York Times] was triggered by a report produced at the end of a seven-month investigation by the Justice Department?s inspector general regarding alleged mismanagement.  Lardner?s piece described the pardon office as being in complete disarray...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 05, 2008 (boomark / email).