61. The FBI is going through forfeiture proceedings to acquire the headdress as government property. 62. The evacuation of government property looked bad too. 63. The government seized church property, banned public processions, and cut access to the media. 64. The Hatch Act bars federal employees from carrying out political activities on government property, including soliciting campaign funds. 65. The investigations primarily involve contract and procurement fraud, antitrust violations, bribery, corruption and theft of government property. 66. The Justice Department says such contributions are not generally covered by a law prohibiting federal officials from taking such money on government property. 67. The Justice Department is looking into whether Clinton and Vice President Al Gore violated the law by making fund-raising calls from government property. 68. The key question for Reno will be how to interpret century-old law banning solicitation of campaign contributions on government property. 69. The mere occupancy and use of the space that has been provided to him as his home is not a criminal theft or conversion of government property. 70. The move would give Justice Department attorneys until early December to evaluate whether Clinton broke a century-old law banning solicitation of campaign contributions on government property. |
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