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Peter Welch: “What you are stating is that there was no effort to include in bills submitted to the taxpayer payment for legal costs…”

On the recordApril 16, 2013
What you are stating is that there was no effort to include in bills submitted to the taxpayer payment for legal costs incurred in the engagement with Debevoise for representation on tax and criminal investigation matters?
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch questions whether Supreme billed taxpayers for legal costs related to investigations.

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