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FBI Corruption Probe Clears Nevada Gov.

No charges after investigation into defense contractor ties

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 3, 2008 1:42 AM CST

(Newser) – No charges will be filed against Nevada's governor after an 18-month FBI investigation into his ties with defense contractors, reports the Washington Post. Jim Gibbons, a former Vietnam fighter pilot, was suspected of helping to engineer federal contracts for defense firms in exchange for gifts...   Read full story »

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