Former Giuliani Partner Under Investigation Again...

Newsweek October 1, 2006 at 10:56 AM
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New legal problems appear to be looming for Bernard Kerik, the onetime New York City police commissioner and unsuccessful nominee for Homeland Security secretary. Kerik's lawyer, Joseph Tacopina, confirmed to NEWSWEEK that federal prosecutors are investigating Kerik for an alleged conversation he had with Jeanine Pirro, GOP candidate for New York state attorney general, about bugging a family boat so Pirro could determine whether her husband was having an affair.

Tacopina said he believes the Feds are also investigating Kerik's taxes, but declined to give details. (Prosecutors wouldn't comment on the tax issue.) Kerik's nomination to succeed Tom Ridge as Homeland Security secretary was withdrawn after Kerik confessed to a "nanny problem"; earlier this year Kerik pleaded guilty to charges of accepting gifts from a company that wanted to do business with New York City's government. "We are not afraid of any investigation," Tacopina said.

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