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their investigation into the firing of the State Department's top independent watchdog earlier this year." Former State Department Inspector General Steve Linick "appeared for a closed- door interview in the probe in June and told investigators that top department officials tried to bully him and dissuade his
volved investing in various commodities markets and a third convinced victims to invest in a Mississippi casino purchase," but "instead, Phelps and Jason Castenir used the money for operating expenses for their private- EFTA00136444 equity firm, paid themselves and made Ponzi payments to other investors, pros
heir investigation into the firing of the State Department's top independent watchdog earlier this year." Former State Department Inspector General Steve Linick "appeared for a closed-door interview in the probe in June and told investigators that top department officials tried to bully him and dissuade his
volved investing in various commodities markets and a third convinced victims to invest in a Mississippi casino purchase," but "instead, Phelps and Jason Castenir used the money for operating expenses for their private-equity firm, paid themselves and made Ponzi payments to other investors, prosecutors said."
heir investigation into the firing of the State Department's top independent watchdog earlier this year." Former State Department Inspector General Steve Linick "appeared for a closed-door interview in the probe in June and told investigators that top department officials tried to bully him and dissuade his
volved investing in various commodities markets and a third convinced victims to invest in a Mississippi casino purchase," but "instead, Phelps and Jason Castenir used the money for operating expenses for their private-equity firm, paid themselves and made Ponzi payments to other investors, prosecutors said."
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