Today the House Judiciary Committee released a bunch of documents supplied by the Justice Department concerning the increased use of deferred prosecution agreements in recent years.
Democrats have been pushing the issue since it emerged that former Attorney General John Ashcroft was set to earn up to $52 million for monitoring an orthopedics firm subject to such an agreement.
Concerned that monitorships are a cushy deal for former DOJ officials, they want to learn more about how monitors are appointed and are considering legislation that would require judicial oversight.
The DOJ documents are available here.
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