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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House Government Reform Committee released summaries of interviews conducted by the Campaign Financing Task Force in 1997 and 1998. The Department of Justice is restricted in its ability to comment on pending cases. Today, Attorney General Janet Reno issued the following statement:

"The Department of Justice has conducted a vigorous investigation into allegations concerning campaign finance violations. In the past three years, it has prosecuted 22 individuals and obtained 15 pleas. That investigation continues.

"The investigation has been conducted in an orderly manner, and interviews have been conducted so as to focus on the matters then under review."

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