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Hayworth turns info over to feds but denies he's under investigation

The Phoenix Business Journal

Former Scottsdale congressman J.D. Hayworth said this week he is not the target of a U.S. Justice Department investigation, but he has turned over information to federal authorities in response to continued inquiries into disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

"I have nothing to hide. I have done nothing illegal or unethical," Hayworth said on his KFYI-AM 550 talk show earlier this week.

Abramoff was a lobbyist who eventually pleaded guilty to fraud charges and influence peddling. Hayworth was among the congressional members who received campaign contributions from Abramoff and from the lobbyist's clients, including a number of American Indian tribes.

Posted by Editor at July 19, 2007 07:56 AM

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