DOJ attorney removed from Abramoff case
A top Department of Justice attorney has been removed from the case of a former Jack Abramoff associate.

William Welch, the head of DOJ's Public Integrity Section , won't be involved in the prosecution of Kevin Ring, who used to work with Abramoff. Welch is under investigation for his actions in the botched case against former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska).

Ring is scheduled to go to trial in September on bribery and obstruction of justice charges. He refused to testify before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee about his role in the Abramoff scandal.

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Investigated prosecutor removed from case (AP 6/18)