Special Prosecutors Examine Lewinsky's Finances
A California beach photo shoot for Monica
WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, April 28) -- In another twist in the sex-and-perjury probe of President Bill Clinton, Whitewater prosecutors are examining the finances of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky and people associated with former White House volunteer Kathleen Willey.
A credit reporting service has turned over credit records of Lewinsky; her mother, Marcia Lewis; Willey; Maryland developer
Nathan Landow; and a former friend of Willey, Julie Steele.
Oscar Marquis, general counsel for Trans Union Corp., confirmed the
cooperation with Independent Counsel Ken Starr's Whitewater grand jury, which was first reported Monday in The Legal Times.
Starr has been investigating whether Clinton had a sexual relationship with Lewinsky, lied about it under oath and urged her to do the same. Clinton has vehemently denied the allegations.
Starr also is investigating whether Landow tried to influence
testimony of Willey, a prospective witness, in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case against the president, which Landow has denied. Willey has accused Clinton of making an unwanted sexual advance toward her, which Clinton also denies.
Starr's other case
Meanwhile, Starr is under fire from the White House for spending time away from his independent counsel duties. Starr is set to represent the discount muffler company Meineke in a federal appeals court next week.
The White House told CNN, "Now he's exerting a new privilege, the Meineke privilege, to make a million dollars for himself while spending forty million of taxpayers' money on a never-ending investigation."
Starr's spokesman says the case won't detract from the Whitewater investigation.
Starr's grand jury continues its work in Washington. Tuesday morning, Nancy Hernreich, the director of Oval Office operations, testified for a sixth time before the panel.
A Vanity Fair photo shoot
Lewinsky posed last Friday for a Vanity Fair magazine photo layout on the beach in Malibu, Calif. Her attorney, Bill Ginsburg, said Lewinsky agreed it was a fashion shoot to help her self-esteem. Ginsburg says Lewinsky was not paid for the pictures. The Washington Post reported that she frolicked on the beach in a black cocktail dress for the sunset shoot.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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