WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, Oct. 31) -- Rep. Enid Greene (R-Utah) has been cleared of wrongdoing in the financing of her 1992 and 1994 campaigns, according to the Justice Department.
Greene is the former wife of Joseph Waldholtz, who has pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges in connection with a check-kiting scheme. The Justice Department says it had closed the case against Greene, who is not seeking re-election, and no criminal charges will be filed against her.
Greene is in Utah and was not immediately available for comment. Her Salt Lake City office says Greene has informally received word that she has been cleared, but will not comment until she receives official word in a day or two. Press secretary Aaron Evans said, "She expects to get the 'Richard Jewell' letter tomorrow."
The U.S. Attorney's office in Washington says the investigation of the congresswoman focused on charges involving her congressional campaigns in 1992 and 1994, as well as allegations relating to her personal and family finances. She lost in 1992 but won in 1994.
U.S. Attorney Eric Holder says the closing of the investigation does not affect the continuing probe by the Federal Election Commission into the activities of those involved in the 1992 and 1994 campaigns.
Waldholtz, who is in a Washington, D.C., jail following parole violations, including new financial irregularities and heroin use, is scheduled to be sentenced on the fraud charges to which he has pleaded guilty next Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Washington.
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