Letten's office to recuse itself from any River Birch matter
 

U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office has announced that it will recuse itself, at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, from all matters pertaining to the River Birch landfill company — including the case against Henry Mouton, the former state wildlife commissioner who last year pleaded guilty to taking bribes in exchange for publicly disparaging two other landfills — as well as unrelated cases against River Birch CFO Dominick Fazzio and Mark Titus, Fazzio's brother-in-law.


Letten's office would not confirm the reason for the recusal.? [ Read more ]

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