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(回答先: 米国防長官、パール氏の疑惑解消＝前国防政策委員長のネオコン実力者（時事通信） 投稿者 シジミ 日時 2003 年 11 月 17 日 20:13:13)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3830548
Investigation Clears Perle of Wrongdoing, Rumsfeld Says
Sun November 16, 2003 04:09 PM ET
SEOUL (Reuters) - An investigation by the Defense Department's inspector general has cleared Pentagon adviser Richard Perle of any violation of conflict of interest laws in his private consulting business, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Sunday.
Rumsfeld issued a statement to reporters traveling with him in South Korea saying that Inspector General Joseph Schmitz had cleared Perle after a six-month investigation.
Perle in March resigned as chairman of the Defense Policy Board, a group of security experts and former government officials who advise the Pentagon, after a published report alleged that he might have attempted to use his government connections for personal financial gain as a private consultant.
"The inspector general's report confirms the integrity of the Defense Policy Board and Mr. Perle's participation," said Rumsfeld.
Perle, an architect of the Iraq war, remains as a member of the board, which is now headed by former Florida Republican Rep. Tillie Fowler.
Perle stepped down after facing allegations of a conflict of interest over his work as an adviser for the bankrupt telecommunications firm Global Crossing Ltd. .
He had agreed to help Global Crossing win U.S. approval to sell a 61.5 percent stake to Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte.
The deal ran into problems with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The committee raised concerns that Global Crossing's network would be controlled by a company with strong ties to China. Hutchison is majority-owned by Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing.
The New York Times reported on Saturday that Perle was the focus of a new inquiry by Hollinger International, a media conglomerate where he serves as director. The inquiry is focusing on several transactions, including $2.5 million in payments made by the company into Trireme Partners, a venture capital company in which Perle is a managing partner, the newspaper said.
Rumsfeld said Schmitz found that Perle's activities "complied with statutory and regulatory standards that have been established for individuals who serve as special government employees."
"The inspector general determined that Mr. Perle's activities did not create ... an appearance of violating conflict of interest statutes or Defense Department ethics regulations," the secretary added.
Defense Department spokesman Larry Di Rita told reporters that Perle was expected to remain on the board.
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