The transactions were the target of a grand jury subpoena issued Nov.
18, 2002, according to the subpoena.
It demanded that Anthony Sanchez, administrative director of the Guam
Superior Court, turn over all records involving the lobbying contract,
including bills and payments.
A day later, the chief prosecutor, US Attorney Frederick A. Black, who
had launched the investigation, was demoted.
A White House news release announced that Bush was replacing Black.
The timing caught some by surprise.
Despite his officially temporary status as the acting US attorney,
Black had held the assignment for more than a decade.
From The Boston Globe, 8/8/05:
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/08/08/bush_removal_ended_guam_investigation/?p1=email_to_a_friend
Bush removal ended Guam investigation
US attorney's demotion halted probe of lobbyist
By Walter F. Roche Jr., Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON --
A US grand jury in Guam opened an investigation of controversial
lobbyist Jack Abramoff more than two years ago, but President Bush
removed the supervising federal prosecutor, and the probe ended soon
after.
The previously undisclosed Guam inquiry is separate from a federal
grand jury in the District of Columbia that is investigating
allegations that Abramoff bilked Indian tribes out of millions of
dollars.
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