FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                    AG
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1994                                 (202) 616-2777
                                                         TDD (202) 514-1888


        JUSTICE DEPARTMENT STATEMENT CONCERNING SECRETARY CISNEROS



The Attorney General was asked today whether the Justice
Department has opened an investigation into Housing and Urban
Development Secretary Henry Cisneros.  The Justice Department's
reply is as follows: 


The Ethics in Government Law directs the Attorney General to
determine whether information received about a covered person
alleging a violation of federal criminal law is specific enough
and from a sufficiently credible source to warrant a preliminary
investigation.

The Justice Department has received information relating to
material that was broadcast on the television show "Inside
Edition" about Secretary Cisneros, and is proceeding as the law
provides.

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