Issa to investigate DC mayor's office

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The Hill:

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has opened a full investigation into allegations of corruption against the office of Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray (D).

Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) announced the probe on Thursday after failed mayoral primary candidate Sulaimon Brown alleged that he was paid by two Gray staffers in exchange for attacking then-D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty (D). After the election, Brown was given a six-figure salary city job, but was later fired.

A subpanel on Issa's committee is in charge of overseeing the District's government. The California Republican said he had requested that staff members gather initial information on the situation and that more needs to be done.
"The initial findings of these efforts do not give me confidence that the District government can make this evaluation," he said in a statement. "As such, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee has begun a full investigation to determine the facts and will report its findings."

Gray's office said the mayor would co-operate with the investigation but believed the matter was being sufficiently looked into without congressional involvement.