Counsel named in Cisneros inquiry
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Barrett was named independent counsel in the investigation into Housing and Urban Development Sec Cisneros. Cisneros allegedly underreported the amount of the payments he made to his former mistress. The mistress, Linda Medlar, was awarded $49,000 in a breach-of-contract suit against Cisneros.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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Independent counsel asked in HUD secretary's case: Cisneros's payments to mistress queried
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Attorney General Janet Reno requested that an independent counsel to be appointed to look into allegations that HUD Sec Cisneros underreported the amount of payments he made to his former mistress Linda Medlar. Medlar alleges that Cisneros lied about the matter during his confirmation period.
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Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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Ex-Housing chief spared prosecution
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Pierce will not be prosecuted for improprieties that occurred in the Dept of Housing and Urban Development while he was Housing Secretary. The improprieties involved the awardment of renovation contracts to developers favored by Republican officials. Pierce discussed his official conduct.
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Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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