1. Witness Says Senator Urged Him to Lie.
- Author
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Kocieniewski, David
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UNITED States governmental investigations , *POLITICAL corruption , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) - Abstract
States that businessman David Chang, a key witness in the federal investigation into New Jersey Senator Robert G. Torricelli for accepting improper gratuities, alleges Torricelli urged him to lie to investigators. Charge of Chang that Torricelli warned him that his life would be in danger if he cooperated with prosecutors; Details of the inquiry and the court papers filed by Chang, who has pleaded guilty to making illegal contributions to Torricelli's 1996 campaign and to obstructing justice in the United States.
- Published
- 2002