Loretta Sanchez

February 8, 2008 - 10:30am

Mukasey says he has no timetable for federal monitor review

Appearing before the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said he didn’t know when the Justice Department would respond to questions regarding federal monitor contracts and deferred prosecution agreements, and said he did not know the details of the contract given to former Attorney General John Ashcroft.

But Mukasey did say his department began reviewing procedures to award federal monitor contracts before key House members began seeking information.

“The increasing phenomenon of monitors is something that we noticed well before there came to be publicity about it and have been looking into it,” Mukasey said. “We've asked the Attorney General's Advisory Committee, which is a group of United States attorneys from around the country who can gather information from United States attorneys about the prevalence of the phenomenon and whether there is a way of coming up with best practices or guidelines.”

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