Jennifer Talhelm for AP reports: A land deal involving Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., is being scrutinized by the U.S. attorney's office in Arizona, a law enforcement official in Washington said Tuesday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity while the inquiry is ongoing, said the investigation has been under way for a few months and is still in its very early stages. via Josh Marshall, who observes: So many GOP congressmen under federal investigation.
So little time update:
Renzi is actually enjoying the attention of two completely separate criminal investigations!
David Johnston for the NY Times reports: Federal authorities in Arizona have opened an inquiry into whether Representative Rick Renzi introduced legislation that benefited a military contractor that employs his father, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
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