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WASHINGTON (AP) Rep. Gary Condit has received a grand jury
subpoena for undisclosed documents related to the disappearance of
federal intern Chandra Levy, his lawyer said Thursday.
The disclosure is the first public indication in months that the
investigation of Levy's May 1 disappearance remains active.
Condit, D-Calif., provided the first word of the subpoena, from
the District of Columbia Superior Court, in a communication read by
a clerk Thursday on the House floor. Members are required to report
when they receive subpoenas.
Abbe Lowell, Condit's lawyer, issued a statement later saying
the congressman would provide the documents. Lowell did not
disclose what the grand jury was seeking.
"Issuing a subpoena was not necessary," Lowell said.
"However, whatever the reasons were for its issuance, Congressman
Condit and his office will, as they have in the past, provide the
information law enforcement seeks."
Levy, 24, of Modesto, Calif., disappeared shortly after the end
of an internship at the Bureau of Prisons in Washington. Condit, 53
and married, publicly acknowledged a close relationship with her
but has denied any involvement in her disappearance.
Police have said repeatedly they do not consider Condit a
suspect in the case. Police interviewed Condit four times, searched
his Washington apartment, took a DNA sample and examined phone and
other records.
During one of the interviews, Condit admitted to an affair with
Levy, a police source has said.
Federal law enforcement officials have said they were examining
whether Condit and his aides may have obstructed the search for
Levy by asking other women who alleged affairs with him not to
cooperate with police.
Condit and his aides have denied attempting to silence anyone.
Sgt. Joe Gentile, a Washington police spokesman, said Thursday
that police still classify the case as a missing person
investigation.
Condit, who has represented the agriculture-rich 18th District
in central California since 1989, has not said whether he will seek
re-election. He must decide by Dec. 7.
In the district, a Democrat who had said he would run for the
seat said he had changed his mind. Tom Ciccarelli, a charity
executive, said he had trouble raising money and would instead
support Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza, who once worked for Condit.
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