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Report: Feds Open Corruption Probe Of Massa

Report: Feds Open Corruption Probe Of Massa

Fresh off the announcement that the House ethics panel is looking into former congressman Eric Massa, the Washington Post drops a bombshell: the FBI is now investigating Massa as part of a corruption inquiry.

According to the Post, whose full story is here, the Feds are looking into the payments Massa made through his campaign fund on the eve of his retirement last month, including $40,000 to his then-chief of staff.

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