When Sue Ellen Wooldridge stepped down from her job as the Justice Department's top environmental prosecutor, it wasn't her desire to return to the private sector that was notable, it was her timing. Days earlier, Wooldridge's boyfriend -- oil and energy lobbyist J. Steven Griles -- had been put on notice that he was a target of the probe involving convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The romance raises questions about the vetting process for presidential nominees at the Justice and Interior departments.
February 09, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When Sue Ellen Wooldridge stepped down last month from her job as the Justice Department’s top environmental prosecutor, it wasn’t her desire to return to the private sector that was notable, it was her timing.
Days earlier, Wooldridge’s boyfriend — oil and energy lobbyist J. Steven Griles — had been put on notice that he was a target of the federal public-corruption investigation involving convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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