Justice Dept official resigns over investigation connected with Abramoff

[Rose Siding]

Source: McClatchy

WASHINGTON - A senior Justice Department official has resigned after coming under scrutiny in the Department’s expanding investigation of convicted super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to a Justice Department official with knowledge of the case.

Making the situation more awkward for the embattled Department, the official, Robert E. Coughlin II, was deputy chief of staff for the criminal division, which is overseeing the Department’s probe of Abramoff.

He stepped down effective April 6 as investigators in Coughlin’s own division ratcheted up their investigation of lobbyist Kevin Ring, Coughlin’s long-time friend and a key associate of Abramoff.

When contacted at his home in Washington, Coughlin said he resigned voluntarily because he was relocating to Texas. “I was not asked to resign,” he said in an interview with McClatchy Newspapers. “It’s important to me that it's made clear that I left voluntarily.”.....

McClatchy’s source at the Justice Department asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the case.


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[musiclawyer]

1. This is Doolittle shadow creeping

getting bigger and bigger

[rodeodance]

2. umm. Relocating to TEX.

[jamesinca]

8. I liked that one too

He had to resign because he was moving to TX from Washington. Variety is nice, I am getting tired of spending more time with the family excuse.

Next week it will be having to resign voluntarily so they could wash their hair or pet their cat.

[Hawkeye-X]

15. Or...

pet the hair, and wash the cat.

[maddezmom]

3. very interesting

:D

[MadMaddie]

4. And another one jumps off the Titantic...

[Ikonoklast]

14. And right onto the deck of the Lusitania

Either way, blub, blub, blub.

[benld74]

5. So you tell ALL who contact you on this, It’s important to me that it's made clear that I left volun

[brooklynite]

6. Boy, talk about a Friday news dump...

I was expecting another embarassing press release.

[Robbien]

7. Wait a minute, who is this Coughlin guy? His name is not familiar

in either the attorney purge nor the Abramoff stuff.

Google even has very little on him.

[hang a left]

9. OMG Scandalous!!!!

I just can't wrap my head around this yet. But goddamnit there are people on the inside that are on our side. No other way. Woah~~~

[hang a left]

10. BTW this is hugh!!!111!!

I am series!!!11!

[SpiralHawk]

17. republicon sleaze. Aren't there any HONEST republicons?

Apparently not. They all lie to and steal from the people of the United States.

republicons = lacking in all honor...

[hang a left]

11. Someone remind me who the Chief of Staff is for the criminal division

in DC. Thanks ahead of time!

[Toots]

12. I suspect another letter with an invitation to testify before a Congressional Committee...

:shrug: There is so much to hide and so little time...

[hang a left]

13. Questions I have

the article states he resigned 3 weeks ago. It does not appear that he has retained counsel as of yet. Which is quite curious if he is expecting charges.

Also, WTF is a friend of Abramoff doing in the exact department of justice that is investigating him???

How does it feel being secure in knowing that our laws are being enforced,,,,or not.

[jazzjunkysue]

16. I Yam Notta Crook n/t.

[SpiralHawk]

18. "I did not have sex with that notorious male escort, Mr. Gannon." - Commander AWOL

"You know, it depends on what you mean by 'sex.' Smirk, smirk, smirk." - Commander AWOL

[jazzjunkysue]

19. 125 times he slept over, and the press won't report it????

It's that famous librul media, again.

[SpiralHawk]

20. Commander AWOL gets specail Kid Gloves treatment

not just from Jeff Gannon

But also from the Corporate Media -- which Assumes the Position for the republicon-corporate borg. This sad fact they prove over and over again, as they abandon their responsibility as "journalists" to serve the public interest, and instead serve the interests of Power and Money....

[Honeycombe8]

21. The corruption in this administration goes everywhere...

and goes deep.

The country has always had corruption in government, but never on a scale like we've seen these last 7 years. It's truly shocking.

I'm proud to say that I'm not responsible for any of it, since I didn't vote for a single one of these crooks.