Grand Old Police Blotter: The Armstrong Of The Law Edition*

Gaggle, June 5, 2006:

Panel One - Guard: Here's your prison cell. Your cellmate Mike fell through one, so you'll have to share.

Panel Two - Mike: You're pretty... Wanna get married?

Inmate: Remember, Armstrong, you're a strong supporter of the Defense of Marriage Act.

The Associated Press reports:

Now the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia is investigating whether Williams accepted public money without performing his required duties, said Dan Katz, chief counsel for Lautenberg. The attorney's office has a range of potential remedies, from suing to recover the money to possible criminal charges, Katz said.

"The inspector general wouldn't refer this to the U.S. attorney unless there was evidence of misconduct that requires further investigating," Katz said.

Channing Phillips, spokesman for U.S. Attorney Kenneth Wainstein, confirmed that his office is reviewing the matter. Phillips declined to say whether prosecutors have begun a criminal investigation.

Williams' spokeswoman Shirley Dave said the commentator had not been informed about the latest development and had no comment. She had said previously that Williams was negotiating with the department to return part of the money he was paid.

* Because this headline was already taken.