Subpoenas Fly as Ensign Ethics Probe Ramps Up

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Several former aides to Sen. John Ensign have been subpoenaed by the Senate Ethics Committee as the investigation of the Nevada Republican shifts into high gear and dramatically raises the political and legal stakes for the embattled senator.

Ensign admitted to the affair with Cindy Hampton in June… Doug Hampton claims that Ensign later aided him in lining up lobbying clients…

Beginning Wednesday, several former Ensign aides, including John Lopez, his former chief of staff, and Mike Slanker, Ensign’s former top political adviser and fundraiser, received document subpoenas from the Ethics Committee, according to sources close to the case. … NV Energy, a Nevada utility firm, also disclosed it had received a subpoena. …

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