DOJ Claims It’s Up to the FBI - Not DoJ - To Open Criminal Investigation Against Ensign
Washington, D.C. - Today, CREW received a letter from William M. Welch II, Chief of the Public Integrity Section of the Department of Justice, stating that it would up to the FBI, not DOJ, to decide whether or not to investigate Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) for criminal violations of campaign finance law.
In response to Mr. Welch’s letter, CREW forwarded its original complaint against Sen. Ensign to Joseph Persichini, the Assistant Director in Charge for the FBI’s Washington Field Office.
Melanie Sloan, CREW’s executive director, said, “We can’t help but wonder, did Public Integrity refuse to investigate out of fear of political fallout given how the section bungled the prosecution of former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens?”
Click here to read the DOJ's letter to CREW and click here to read our forwarded complaint to the FBI.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a non-profit legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions. For more information, please visit www.citizensforethics.org or contact David Merchant at 202.408.5565 or dmerchant@citizensforethics.org
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