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Officials scrutinize Ariz. land deal
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Oct 24, 2006 09:01pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Wednesday, October 25, 2006 02:30:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | 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.
At least one transaction involving Renzi has raised questions in Arizona recently.
Records and officials involved in the October 2005 deal say Renzi helped promote the sale of land that netted a former business partner $4.5 million.
The property eventually was to be part of a swap in which potential buyers could exchange it for land owned by the federal government. And while Renzi's business partner, James Sandlin, made money off the land sale, Renzi never introduced legislation in Congress to complete the swap for the new owners. |
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