Marceca Subpoenaed In FBI File Scandal

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, July 16) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously today to subpoena former White House security office employee Anthony Marceca to testify about the FBI files flap.

Marceca, who was involved in collecting hundreds of sensitive FBI background files for the White House, refused to testify at a June 28 hearing of the committee, invoking his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the committee chairman, called Marceca's refusal "unacceptable," and Marceca will be able to testify in closed session on Thursday.

The House Government and Oversight Committee is also attempting to investigate the improper use of the FBI background files, but is having difficulty in obtaining records.

Robert Muse, Marceca's attorney, said Marceca "will invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege with regard to any inquiries by the committee," in a letter to Rep. William Clinger (R-Pa.) Monday.

The letter was in response to a July 11 subpoena from the Reform and Oversight Committee, directing Marceca to relinquish any FBI files in his possession.

Marceca, a civilian Army investigator, was hired by the White House in 1993 to update security passes for people seeking access to the White House. The White House has said collecting the files was a bureaucratic mistake, but Republicans have suggested it could have been a sinister attempt to gather political dirt on people who worked in the Bush and Reagan administrations.

Marceca Subpoenaed In FBI File Scandal

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