CIA Leak Case spending at $1.4 million - New York Times

[Catherine Vincent]

Prosecutors in C.I.A. Leak Put Spending at $1.4 Million

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: September 27, 2006

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (AP) — Prosecutors said Tuesday that they had spent $1.44 million investigating the leak of a Central Intelligence Agency officer’s identity in 2003.

Because the special prosecutor, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, and other lawyers in the case were already on the government payroll, most of the costs were covered as a “paper transfer” from one government account to another, Mr. Fitzgerald’s office said.

The only additional cost to taxpayers was $333,000, mostly for travel and contractual services like research and court recorders. Investigators did not rent office space here, eliminating an expense that drove up costs for other investigations of top officials. “We do believe we were very conscientious with the expenditure of taxpayer funds,” a spokesman for Mr. Fitzgerald’s office, Randall Samborn, said.

Since 2003, Mr. Fitzgerald has been investigating the leak of the identity of Valerie Wilson, who says her name was disclosed as retribution for her husband’s criticism of the Bush administration’s intelligence before the Iraq invasion.

more....http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/27/washington/27leak.html

[fed-up]

1. Blowjob-$93 MILLION-National SECURITY/WMD Spy Cover Blown-$1.4M nt

[Catherine Vincent]

2. This comparison was mentioned in the article:

>>The investigation of President Clinton’s business dealings cost about $70 million after evolving into an examination of his sexual behavior that resulted in his impeachment.<<

Doesn't reflect very well on the vast right wingers out there now does it? LOL!

[Supersedeas]

6. sexual behavior is a national security priority, ya know!

[originalpckelly]

7. And only $14.7 when almost 3,000 people died on 9/11...

shows you the Republican priorities on terrorism.

[hootinholler]

3. Adn what did Starr spend? n/t

[Missy Vixen]

4. MSNBC published in an article last week

that the Starr investigation was $64 million.

That's right. Sixty-four million dollars for a stained blue dress.

Julie
still president for life of the PFEB

[Catherine Vincent]

5. Historians will look back on that episode and laugh.

If they're not already.