US EditionUS DOJ Said to Be Probing Washington Mayor Bowser Over Foreign Trip, NYT Reports
The DOJ probe centers on potential bribery or campaign finance violations after the mayor's office initially misreported Qatar's $50,000 funding for the Dubai trip.
- On Thursday, federal prosecutors opened a corruption investigation into Muriel E. Bowser, Mayor of Washington, D.C., focusing on possible bribery or campaign finance violations tied to her Dubai trip.
- Incorrect reporting by the mayor's office initially said the D.C. Chamber of Commerce paid for the trip, but a staff error caused missing standard donation agreement paperwork, later submitted.
- Muriel E. Bowser traveled to Dubai with four executive staff members for a United Nations conference on climate change, and documents obtained by 7News I-Team reporter Scott Taylor show Qatar paid just over $61,000, with a Qatar letter saying $50,000.
- Bowser denies wrongdoing and says the District and its lawyers have not been notified of any investigation amid federal oversight of Washington, D.C. and her planned attendance at a Thursday night gala.
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Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Investigating D.C. Mayor Over Foreign Trip
Federal prosecutors have opened a corruption investigation into Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, examining a foreign trip she took with members of her staff that was paid for by Qatar, according to people familiar with the inquiry.
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US Prosecutors Investigate D.C. Mayor Bowser Over Qatar-Funded Trip
Federal prosecutors in Washington are conducting a corruption investigation into Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, examining a foreign trip she took with staff that was paid for by Qatar, according to people familiar with the inquiry, The New York Times reports. The investigation is being overseen by the U.S. attorney's office in Washington and has been underway for months. Bowser, who has served as Washington's mayor since 2015 and is a Democrat, has not…
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