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Show Scandal Prosecutors Show Quiet Zeal attorney and deputy fraud chief whocameto Justice after a stint with the Securities and Exchange Commission. investigation is extraordinary or presents a conflict for the regional U.S. attorney. Last December, when ihe Other than Clark, U.S. Atty. Gen. Janet Reno and supervisors investigation was launched, U.S. Attorney for Utah Paul Warner inside the criminal division at recused his entire office. B Continued from A-1 bid employees or committee trustees who may have handled paperworkfor Kim or Simmons. As the year anniversary of his assignment to the case approaches, Wiedis showsnosign of hurry or panic, although some legal Anthony is a 38-year-old trial attorney for the public integrity section. He was assigned to the Olympicinvestigation to sniff out pessible corruption among exchange for help obtaining liquorlicenses. “In Mr. Johnson’s eyes,thesituation he is in is always somebodyelse’s fault — anybody but Jeff Johnson's,” Anthony said, just before Johnson was sen- Two areas not subject to the timelimit are tax law and racke- teering, a federal statute designed to combatorganized crime. Earlier this year, Notre Dame University Professor G. Robert Blakey, who authored the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, toid a 1993 mail fraud conviction against the brother of former former Ohio Sen. Jeffrey D. duct occurred prior to 1995 — tations. says former fraud division chief Laurence Urgenson. Among Hochberg’s accomplishments was A year ago, Anthony was ina Cleveland courtroom upbraiding Johnson on charges Johnson demanded campaign contribu- which wouid be outside thefive- swayover Wiedis and Anthonyis Joshua Hochberg, chief of the fraud division. Hochberg is a skilled litigator, elected officials associated with the Games. experts contend much of the bid committee's questionable conyear federal statute of limi- Justice, the person with the most New York Sen. D'Amato. Aifonse M. While Hochberg — a former deputy chief of the public integrity section — has a knack for steering sensitive cases through a political minefield, perhaps most tions and loansfrom grocers in revealing and relevant to the Olympic probe is Hochberg’s willingnessto mix it up. Almost two years ago, Hochberg was reviewing Independent tenced to 15 months in a federal prison. Hochberg did not call off Starr's advocacy.” In Washington, D.C., Wiedis and Anthony report to Peter Clark, a career government dogs. Like Wiedis, Anthony is from Washington, D.C., or “Main Justice,” and takes assignments says. “(But he] brings all the strengths White Houseofficials rious that Lott used the tax and tax provisions, including a research and development credit important to high-tech industries. andlegislation to allow disable peopie to retain government- work-incentive legislation as a vehicle for derailing a com er system for organtransplants. ‘The huge budget package, con mise aimed at developing a taining the remainingfive of 13 spending bills, w eared seven financed health benefits when weeksafter the start of the new theyenterthe work force. fiscal year and includes important spending andpolicy victories for The work-incentive legisla- tion, spearheaded by Sens. James Jeffords, R-Vt., and Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., would allow the administration and the Re- publicans. Voting for the package were 42 Republicans and 32 disabled people to keep Medicare benefits longer than currently allowed and wouldlet them buyinto Democrats. In all, the 13 spendingbills covering all defense and domestic the Medicaid program. It is aimed spending other than entitlements generated by the Social Security program, a cause championedby leaders of bothparties. Over the course of the budget negotiations, Clinton won more funds for his signature programs to hi e mo e teachers and community-based policeofficers, to acquire more fragile western lands, to underwrite the Wye River Middle East peace accord and to pay nearly$1 billion in back debis to the United Nations. Healso won concessions on environmental provisions, including changesin regulations governing hard-rock mining and mine-waste dumping on public lands. For the Perfectlook, there's Norwalk. 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It was part ofaneffort to finance government without measures late Thursday before out of her Watergate apartment and into the tape-recording clutches of Linda Tripp. Despite the quagmire that Lewinsky’s allegations presented, and weaknesses of zealous eccoeremmert ee BUTTenestates)ones say are government disincentives to work. The House approved these efforts te lure Monica Lewinsky crooks, and a grand jury will eat passionate,” Messerman advocates total $609billion. That sum busts the spending limits both parties water investigation and Starr’s compass. “He's intelligent, he’s aggressive, he’s knowledgeable and he's are a bunch of white-collar Congress Finishes With Flurry of Bills AS at removing what manydisabled Counsel Kenneth Starr's White. Johnson's attorney, Gerald Messerman of Ohio, says Anthony has a strong moral The Salt Lake Tribune that RICO. could be used against the organizersof Salt Lake City’s bid. “These them up.” Saturday, November20, 1999 é TheSalt Lake Tribune UTAH/NATION across the country when an a amazing collection ofsofas andchairs, all custom-crafted anddelivered in about 35 days. 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