Roger Clinton Under Investigation
N E W Y O R K, June 17 -- Roger Clinton is apparently the focus of another federal investigation into whether he tried to cash in on his position as the younger half brother of former President Bill Clinton.
A Texas businessman has reportedly told federal investigatorsthat Roger Clinton and several business partners promised to obtaintwo diplomatic passports for him in exchange for $30,000, accordingto a report in today's New York Times.
The businessman, identified by the Times as Richard Cayce, saidRoger Clinton also promised him a presidential pardon for one ofCayce's friends.
The deal, which was allegedly agreed to in 1998, could helpinvestigators already looking into allegations that Roger Clintonattempted to broker presidential pardons.
President Clinton is also the subject of a federal investigationinto whether he improperly issued pardons in exchange for campaigndonations and gifts to his presidential library now underconstruction in Little Rock, Ark.
The Times reported that Cayce has provided federal investigatorswith a written account of his meeting with Roger Clinton in aDallas hotel. Cayce is seeking immunity from prosecution, accordingto the Times.
Roger Clinton Denies Charges
Roger Clinton's lawyers have denied Cayce's charges, the Timesreported. The lawyers said Cayce paid Roger Clinton $30,000 thatday in an effort to recruit him as a spokesman for a charity Caycewas starting.
The Times said Cayce never received diplomatic passports, whichcan be used by government employees to expedite passage throughcustoms, nor was the pardon ever granted.
The pardon was allegedly intended for convicted swindler GarlandLincecum, who later told federal investigators that he and hisfamily paid $200,000 to two associates of Roger Clinton to obtain apardon.
The latest allegations are apparently part of a growinginvestigation into whether Roger Clinton attempted to createbusiness opportunities by trading on his relationship with theformer president, according to the Times.
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