Feds interview Burns' former top aide (Abramoff Investigation)

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Feds interview Burns' former top aide
By JENNIFER McKEE Missoulian State Bureau



HELENA - A former top aide to U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., who quit to work at the firm of indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff said Monday he is talking to Justice Department investigators as part of the agency's continuing probe of Abramoff's activities.

Reached at his Bozeman office, Will Brooke, Burns' onetime chief of staff, said he has hired a lawyer in the matter.

“I'm not concerned about anything,” said Brooke, who is a lawyer. “I just wanted to make sure somebody was there to hear the interview.”


Brooke said he is participating in the investigation to provide information. He has not been told that he might be a subject of the investigation, he said.

Burns is one of four lawmakers publicly linked to the ongoing Abramoff lobbying probe
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