Joe K admits aiding Dem donor - He spoke to bank officials on behalf of John Huang. From: The Boston Herald | Date: March 6, 1997| Author: Miga, Andrew | COPYRIGHT 1997 Boston Herald. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, contradicting past denials, yesterday admitted he personally spoke to federal bank officials on behalf of John Huang, a key figure in the Democratic money scandal.

Kennedy's new admission thrust him even deeper into the escalating fund-raising scandal - and came one day after the Washington Post disclosed Huang, a Kennedy fund-raiser, twice sought Kennedy's help on banking issues.

"There was never any attempt to de...

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