Alphonso Jackson

DOJ Drops Investigation Into Bush-Era HUD Secretary

Rachel Slajda | May 3, 2010, 4:40PM

Former HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson

Alphonso Jackson, the former secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development who resigned amid allegations of extreme cronyism, has been cleared by the Justice Department after a three-year investigation.

Jackson's lawyer told the Washington Post that the DOJ has closed its investigation into Jackson without pressing charges. The DOJ didn't comment.

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