Sharpton Exonerated In Pension Fraud Probe
The Justice Department has admitted it was wrong in interpreting wiretapped calls pertaining to a pension fraud investigation and Rev. Al Sharpton. Remember the wiretaps on Philadelphia Mayor John Street right before the election? The feds were investigating whether city contracts were bartered for campaign contributions.
Part of the investigation focused on now deceased Democratic fundraiser Ronald A. White. White's calls with Sharpton were taped. Based on the tape, the feds got an order to videotape a meeing Sharpton attended. According to today's Posts,
"The bottom line is that we thought something may have been going on with the New York pension fund that we were not accurate about," Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Zauzmer said Saturday.
"To put it very simply, we were wrong," Zauzmer said in court Friday. "If you look at the later [sealed] affidavits, you will see that their names are dropped out as we figure out what [is] going on here."
Here's the scary part:
Zauzmer said such evidence gathering is typical in investigations.
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