Breaking: Under criminal investigation, HUD secretary resigns Resent-Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:28:35 -0500 (CDT) News Update from Citizens For Legitimate Government 31 Mar 2008 http://www.legitgov.org/ All items are here: http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news Breaking: Under criminal investigation, HUD secretary resigns --Top Bush official faces charges of cronyism and favoritism 31 Mar 2008 The Bush administration's top housing official is resigning at a time when the housing industry is embroiled in crisis. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced Monday he is quitting. His resignation will take effect on April 18. Jackson is under criminal investigation and has been fending off allegations of cronyism and favoritism involving HUD contractors for the past two years. Please forward these updates to anyone you think might be interested. Those who'd like to be added to the list can go here: http://www.legitgov.org/#subscribe_clg and add your name. Those who wish to be removed from the list can access the same link and click 'unsubscribe.' Please write to: signup@legitgov.org for inquiries/issues/concerns with your subscription. CLG Newsletter editor: Lori Price, Manager. Copyright ) 2008, Citizens For Legitimate Government . All rights reserved. CLG Founder and Chair is Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D.