Lawmakers Ask DOJ Watchdog to Investigate Alleged Drugs-for-Votes Scheme After ProPublica Report
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Source: ProPublica
Published: 2026-05-26 19:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Criminal Justice
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Crime & Justice, Drugs, US Politics, Crime & Justice
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Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress and four other members of the House of Representatives have asked the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General to investigate why a federal probe into a prison drugs-for-votes scheme was abandoned after the 2024 elections.
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