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Felonies and Favors: A Friends of the Attorney General Gathers Information From the Justice Department
House Committee on Government Reform
House Committee on Government Reform
Abstract
The House Committee on Government Reform investigated the efforts of Rebekah Poston, a prominent Miami lawyer and a friend of the Attorney General, to obtain confidential law enforcement information from the Justice Department. The report states Poston used her influence within the Justice Department to secure a one-time reversal of a longstanding policy, raising concerns about the Department's reluctance to investigate allegations of improper access to law enforcement databases and its application of a more lenient legal standard to FOIA requests made by a friend of the Attorney General.
Date
2000-07-27
Document Type
House Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
15 pages
Congress
106
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
12: Law, Crime, and Family Issues
PAP Minor Code
1201: Executive Branch Agencies Dealing with Law and Crime