To: Bald Eagle who wrote (226928 ) 2/13/2002 6:19:43 PM From: Thomas A Watson Respond to of 769670 dear baldy, mr. bill's shoplifting $400,000 plus problem LOL. Justice Dept. Reviewing Criminal Referral in Clinton Gift Heist The California congressman who investigated former first couple Bill their eight years in office said Wednesday that he has turned evidence of possible criminal misconduct over to the Justice Department. "We have referred the material this afternoon to the Department of Justice for the appropriate law enforcement people to take a look at it," California Rep. Doug Ose told nationally syndicated radio host Sean Hannity. Asked if he'd uncovered anything illegal, Ose said, "Arguably, yes." "We had a hearing yesterday where the president of Common Cause and Dr. Lay from the Brookings Institute.... both said these things need to be referred to the Justice Department for criminal investigation." Common Cause President Scott Harshbarger is a former attorney general for the state of Massachusetts. Ose said that the Clintons may have broken the law by failing to "(The Clintons) didn't go out and get third party appraisals," Ose said. "They just did it in-house with somebody - a low level appointee from the GSA." the California Republican cited a gold saxophone pin valued at $4,200 that has apparently disappeared altogether. Ose also suggested that the former first couple were stonewalling his probe, telling Hannity, "All I'm getting from the Clintons is resistance." likely to exceed the $400,000 figure cited in media reports, Ose said, "We have quantified at least that much.... (It's) hard to say. We're still looking."newsmax.com you all have a nice day now hear. au revoir! tom watson tosiwmee