Ashcroft, John

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Mar 12, 2008

The controversy over Ashcroft's contract raises bigger issues about this Justice Department tool.

Jan 17, 2008

The relationship between onetime government officials and their former agencies is always a topic of public scrutiny. But the recent disclosure that a top federal prosecutor in New Jersey awarded former Attorney General John Ashcroft a no-bid contract worth upwards of $28 million to monitor compliance in a company settling criminal charges has generated not just questions but an internal DOJ inquiry as well.

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