By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--July 15, 2014
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The Federal Election Commission recycled the computer hard drive of April Sands -- a former co-worker of Lois Lerner's -- hindering an investigation into Sands' partisan political activities, according to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Sands resigned from the Federal Election Commission in April after she admitted to violating the Hatch Act, which bars executive branch employees from engaging in partisan political activities on federal time and at federal facilities. The twist is that Sands also worked under Lois Lerner when the ex-IRS agent -- who is currently embroiled in a scandal over the targeting of conservative political groups -- worked at the FEC's enforcement division.Issa has fired off a letter to FEC chairman Lee Goodman, claiming that "The bias in these messages is striking, especially for an attorney charged with the responsibility to enforce federal election laws fairly and dispassionately." The letter also claims that criminal charges would have been pursued but, without the evidence contained on the hard drives, the investigation is at a stand still. Issa is demanding the following:
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