PRESS RELEASE
Donald C. Smaltz, Independent Counsel In Re Espy, today announced:
A federal jury in the United States District Court for the District
of Columbia today found defendants John J. Hemmingson and Gary A. Black not
guilty of the one count of conspiracy to defraud the Federal Election Commission and the
two counts of causing false statements to the FEC that were charged in the indictment.
Mr. Smaltz stated:
"I am, of course, disappointed in the jury's verdict, which found the
defendants not guilty of the three offenses with which they were charged. However, in our
system of justice, that ends the matter and we now move on to other aspects of our
investigation."
