Cisneros independent counsel shutting down office

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Web Posted: 04/27/2006 12:00 AM CDT

Gary Martin
Express-News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — Independent counsel David M. Barrett said Wednesday his office would close after a 10-year, $21 million probe into former Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros and Clinton administration officials.

The office of the independent counsel will officially close next week, a decade after he was appointed to investigate whether Cisneros lied to the FBI during the background check for his Cabinet appointment.

Barrett, who was unavailable for comment, released a statement announcing the closure, which was confirmed by an official with the Administrative Offices of the United States Court.