Federal officials: No charges expected for Foley
Brian SkoloffTwo federal officials have told The Associated Press that no charges are expected against former Congressman Mark Foley after a lengthy investigation into his lurid computer messages to underage pages.
They also told AP results of the state investigation will be announced Friday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case.
The Palm Beach County Republican resigned in 2006 after being confronted with graphic e-mails and instant messages he sent to male teenage pages. He has since been under investigation by the state and the FBI.
Foley's attorney, David Roth, has acknowledged that Foley sent the messages to the teens, but has maintained Foley never had inappropriate contact with minors.
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Associated Press Writer Lara Jakes Jordan contributed to this report from Washington.