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Exclusive: Feds cut fine for congressman with clout
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| Contributor | Karma Policeman |
| Last Edited | Karma Policeman Sep 19, 2008 08:03am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Sep 19, 2008 08:00am |
| Description | WASHINGTON — A senior federal official, fearful of incurring a congressman’s wrath, sent subordinates on a mad dash earlier this year to retrieve a certified letter demanding payment of $5,773 for starting a fire that burned 20 acres of a national forest.
Mark Rey, undersecretary of agriculture for natural resources, said he didn’t want U.S. Rep. Henry Brown to receive the March 12 letter before he testified before a U.S. House committee on which the South Carolina Republican sits. |
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