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Lawyer Links Rove To Alabama Investigation
2007-06-06 21:01:23 (170 weeks ago)
Posted By: Intellpuke
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A lawyer who claims White House aide Karl Rove may have given assurances that federal authorities were investigating a former Alabama governor said Wednesday that she spoke up because she feared justice had not been served.

Former Gov. Don Siegelman and a former health care executive were convicted last year of federal bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud charges after an investigation that began in 2002. Siegelman was also convicted of obstructing justice.

Jill Simpson, once a campaign worker for Republican Bob Riley, said in a sworn statement last month that Rove may have played a role in the investigation. Rove, one of President Bush's closest aides, has been at the center of turmoil over allegations that the White House has politicized federal investigations.

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