a	O
top	O
department	O
of	O
homeland	O
security	O
official	O
improperly	O
used	O
his	O
influence	O
to	O
help	O
tony	O
rodham	O
--	O
hillary	B-PERSONNAME
clinton	I-PERSONNAME
'	O
s	O
youngest	O
brother	B-PERSONTYPE
--	O
with	O
visas	O
for	O
his	O
company	O
'	O
s	O
foreign	O
investors	B-PERSONTYPE
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
inspector	B-PERSONTYPE
general	O
report	O
.	O

investigators	B-PERSONTYPE
said	O
alejandro	O
mayorkas	O
helped	O
efforts	O
to	O
secure	O
the	O
visas	O
in	O
ways	O
that	O
created	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
favoritism	O
and	O
special	O
access	O
.	O

he	O
also	O
helped	O
virginia	O
gov	O
.	O

terry	O
mcauliffe	O
'	O
s	O
green	O
-	O
car	O
venture	O
in	O
`	O
unprecedented	O
'	O
fashion	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
inspector	B-PERSONTYPE
general	I-PERSONTYPE
,	O
and	O
a	O
casino	O
company	O
whose	O
success	O
was	O
a	O
pet	O
project	O
of	O
then	O
-	O
senate	O
majority	O
leader	B-PERSONTYPE
harry	B-PERSONNAME
reid	I-PERSONNAME
.	O

mayorkas	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
u	O
.	O

s	O
.	O

citizenship	O
and	O
immigration	O
services	O
.	O

mrs	O
.	O

clinton	B-PERSONNAME
'	O
s	O
latest	O
`	O
brother	B-PERSONTYPE
eruption	O
'	O
could	O
complicate	O
her	O
quest	O
for	O
the	O
white	B-LOCATION
house	I-LOCATION
.	O

hillary	B-PERSONNAME
clinton	I-PERSONNAME
'	O
s	O
brother	B-PERSONTYPE
,	O
tony	O
rodham	O
-	O
lrb	O
-	O
left	O
-	O
rrb	O
-	O
benefited	O
from	O
the	O
improper	O
influence	O
of	O
a	O
top	O
homeland	O
security	O
official	B-PERSONTYPE
who	O
intervened	O
to	O
help	O
his	O
clients	B-PERSONTYPE
get	O
special	O
visas	O
for	O
their	O
overseas	O
investors	B-PERSONTYPE
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
inspector	B-PERSONTYPE
general	O
report	O
.	O

alejandro	O
mayorkas	B-PERSONTYPE
,	O
now	B-DATETIME
the	O
no	O
.	O

2	B-NUMBER
official	B-PERSONTYPE
at	O
homeland	O
security	O
,	O
headed	O
u	O
.	O

s	O
.	O

citizenship	O
and	O
immigration	O
services	O
when	O
rodham	O
approached	O
him	O
for	O
`	O
unprecedented	O
'	O
help	O
.	O

`	O
brother	B-PERSONTYPE
eruption	O
'	O
:	O
hillary	B-PERSONNAME
'	O
s	O
older	O
brother	B-PERSONTYPE
hugh	O
-	O
lrb	O
-	O
right	O
-	O
rrb	O
-	O
made	O
unwelcome	O
news	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
president	B-PERSONTYPE
bill	O
clinton	B-PERSONNAME
'	O
s	O
tenure	O
by	O
successfully	O
lobbying	O
him	O
to	O
commute	O
the	O
federal	O
drug	O
-	O
dealing	O
prison	O
sentence	O
of	O
a	O
democratic	O
party	O
donor	B-PERSONTYPE
'	O
s	O
son	B-PERSONTYPE
.	O

trouble	O
:	O
hillary	O
rodham	O
clinton	B-PERSONNAME
is	O
poised	O
for	O
a	O
presidential	O
run	O
and	O
her	O
brothers	B-PERSONTYPE
'	O
histories	O
could	O
come	O
back	O
to	O
haunt	O
her	O
.	O

when	O
she	O
was	O
first	B-ORDINAL
lady	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
embarrassing	O
episodes	O
including	O
both	O
tony	O
and	O
hugh	O
rodham	O
led	O
white	O
house	O
staffers	B-PERSONTYPE
to	O
refer	O
to	O
them	O
with	O
an	O
eye	O
-	O
roll	O
as	O
`	O
the	O
brothers	B-PERSONTYPE
rodham	O
.	O

'	O
hillary	B-PERSONNAME
'	O
s	O
older	O
brother	B-PERSONTYPE
hugh	O
made	O
unwelcome	O
news	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
president	B-PERSONTYPE
bill	O
clinton	B-PERSONNAME
'	O
s	O
tenure	O
by	O
successfully	O
lobbying	O
him	O
to	O
commute	O
the	O
federal	O
drug	O
-	O
dealing	O
prison	O
sentence	O
of	O
a	O
democratic	O
party	O
donor	B-PERSONTYPE
'	O
s	O
son	B-PERSONTYPE
.	O

hugh	O
had	O
been	O
paid	O
$	B-CURRENCY
400	I-CURRENCY
,	O
000	I-CURRENCY
by	O
the	O
donor	B-PERSONTYPE
to	O
lobby	O
for	O
that	O
outcome	O
.	O

he	O
later	O
returned	O
the	O
money	O
as	O
a	O
scandal	O
grew	O
.	O

at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
mayorkas	B-PERSONTYPE
--	O
already	O
a	O
rodham	O
friend	B-PERSONTYPE
--	O
intervened	O
and	O
spoke	O
to	O
the	O
white	B-LOCATION
house	I-LOCATION
about	O
the	O
request	O
,	O
something	O
he	O
conceded	O
during	O
his	O
2009	B-DATERANGE
senate	O
confirmation	O
hearing	O
was	O
a	O
mistake	O
.	O

hillary	B-PERSONNAME
,	O
then	O
a	O
freshman	B-PERSONTYPE
u	I-PERSONTYPE
.	O

s	O
.	O

senator	B-PERSONTYPE
from	O
new	O
york	O
,	O
distanced	O
herself	O
from	O
her	O
brother	B-PERSONTYPE
in	O
a	O
press	B-EVENT
conference	I-EVENT
.	O

'	O
i	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
my	O
brother	B-PERSONTYPE
was	O
involved	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
'	O
she	O
said	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O

'	O
i	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
pardons	O
that	O
were	O
granted	O
or	O
not	O
granted	O
,	O
and	O
i	O
'	O
m	O
just	O
very	O
disappointed	O
about	O
my	O
brother	B-PERSONTYPE
'	O
s	O
involvement	O
.	O

'	O
separately	O
,	O
tony	O
rodham	O
had	O
his	O
own	O
brush	O
with	O
presidential	O
pardon	O
embarrassment	O
,	O
successfully	O
pressing	O
president	B-PERSONTYPE
clinton	B-PERSONNAME
to	O
pardon	O
a	O
tennessee	O
couple	O
convicted	O
of	O
bank	O
fraud	O
.	O

clinton	B-PERSONNAME
overruled	O
objections	O
from	O
the	O
justice	O
department	O
in	O
granting	O
that	O
request	O
.	O

tony	O
rodham	O
claimed	O
he	O
received	O
no	O
money	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
his	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
oval	B-LOCATION
office	I-LOCATION
,	O
but	O
the	O
house	O
oversight	O
and	O
government	O
reform	O
committee	O
later	O
found	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
paid	O
as	O
a	O
consultant	B-PERSONTYPE
.	O

more	O
recently	B-DATETIME
,	O
a	O
book	B-PRODUCT
due	O
out	O
in	O
may	B-DATERANGE
describes	O
a	O
scheme	O
involving	O
an	O
alleged	O
sweetheart	B-PERSONTYPE
deal	O
tony	O
rodham	O
benefited	O
from	O
in	O
haiti	B-GPE
.	O

he	O
was	O
a	O
board	B-PERSONTYPE
member	I-PERSONTYPE
of	O
a	O
north	O
carolina	O
mining	O
company	O
that	O
enjoyed	O
prime	O
access	O
to	O
haitian	O
gold	O
deposits	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
post	O
-	O
earthquake	O
relief	O
work	O
organized	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
bill	O
clinton	O
.	O

that	O
work	O
was	O
conducted	O
through	O
the	O
clinton	O
foundation	O
,	O
a	O
philanthropy	O
that	O
now	B-DATETIME
bears	O
hillary	O
'	O
s	O
name	O
.	O

virginia	B-GPE
'	O
s	O
democratic	O
governor	B-PERSONTYPE
terry	B-PERSONNAME
mcauliffe	I-PERSONNAME
-	I-PERSONNAME
lrb	I-PERSONNAME
-	O
right	O
-	O
rrb	O
-	O
,	O
shown	O
with	O
prince	B-PERSONTYPE
charles	B-PERSONNAME
and	I-PERSONNAME
carol	I-PERSONNAME
cadou	O
,	O
senior	B-PERSONTYPE
vice	I-PERSONTYPE
president	I-PERSONTYPE
for	O
historic	O
preservation	O
at	O
mount	B-LOCATION
vernon	I-LOCATION
,	O
got	O
special	O
favors	O
for	O
his	O
green	O
-	O
technology	O
firm	O
.	O

the	O
latest	O
rodham	O
embarrassment	O
,	O
revealed	O
tuesday	B-DATE
,	O
involves	O
influential	O
democrats	B-PERSONTYPE
who	O
sought	O
help	O
from	O
tony	O
with	O
securing	O
visas	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
complicated	O
foreign	O
investor	O
program	O
.	O

the	O
u	O
.	O

s	O
.	O

government	O
'	O
s	O
investor	B-PERSONTYPE
-	O
visa	O
program	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
eb	O
-	O
5	O
,	O
allows	O
foreigners	B-PERSONTYPE
to	O
obtain	O
visas	O
to	O
live	O
permanently	O
in	O
the	O
u	O
.	O

s	O
.	O

with	O
their	O
spouses	B-PERSONTYPE
and	O
children	O
if	O
they	O
invest	O
$	B-CURRENCY
500	I-CURRENCY
,	O
000	I-CURRENCY
to	O
$	B-CURRENCY
1	I-CURRENCY
million	I-CURRENCY
in	B-DIMENSION
projects	O
or	O
businesses	O
that	O
create	O
jobs	O
for	O
american	B-PERSONTYPE
citizens	I-PERSONTYPE
.	O

jeh	O
johnson	O
,	O
u	O
.	O

s	O
.	O

secretary	B-PERSONTYPE
of	O
homeland	O
security	O
,	O
said	O
mayorkas	O
is	O
`	O
exceptionally	O
conscientious	O
,	O
honest	O
and	O
patriotic	O
'	O
--	O
despite	O
his	O
link	O
to	O
the	O
latest	O
scandal	O
.	O

approved	O
investors	B-PERSONTYPE
can	O
become	O
legal	O
permanent	O
residents	B-PERSONTYPE
after	B-DATERANGE
two	I-DATERANGE
years	I-DATERANGE
and	O
later	O
can	O
become	O
u	O
.	O

s	O
.	O

citizens	B-PERSONTYPE
.	O

tony	O
rodham	O
ran	O
gulf	O
coast	O
funds	O
management	O
,	O
a	O
firm	O
that	O
specialized	O
in	O
recruiting	O
foreign	O
investors	B-PERSONTYPE
and	O
securing	O
their	O
eb	O
-	O
5	B-NUMBER
visas	O
.	O

greentech	O
automotive	O
,	O
run	O
by	O
now	B-DATETIME
-	O
virginia	O
gov	O
.	O

terry	O
mcauliffe	O
--	O
who	O
was	O
bill	O
clinton	B-PERSONNAME
'	O
s	O
top	O
fundraiser	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	B-DATERANGE
--	O
contracted	O
with	O
gulf	B-LOCATION
coast	I-LOCATION
.	O

homeland	O
security	O
inspector	B-PERSONTYPE
general	O
john	B-PERSONNAME
roth	I-PERSONNAME
wrote	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
n	O
'	O
t	O
know	O
why	O
mayorkas	O
intervened	O
in	O
the	O
cases	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
n	O
'	O
t	O
accuse	O
him	O
of	O
violating	O
any	O
laws	O
.	O

but	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
long	O
-	O
time	O
democratic	O
legal	O
eagle	O
for	O
using	O
his	O
influence	O
improperly	O
.	O

roth	B-PERSONNAME
also	O
praised	O
as	O
`	O
courageous	O
'	O
the	O
agency	O
employees	B-PERSONTYPE
who	O
confidentially	O
had	O
complained	O
about	O
mayorkas	O
'	O
actions	O
and	O
promised	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
protected	O
as	O
whistleblowers	B-PERSONTYPE
.	O

mayorkas	B-PERSONTYPE
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
he	O
disagreed	O
with	O
roth	O
'	O
s	O
findings	O
but	O
added	O
that	O
'	O
i	O
will	O
certainly	O
learn	O
from	O
it	O
and	O
from	O
this	O
process	O
.	O

'	O
he	O
added	O
:	O
`	O
there	O
was	O
erroneous	O
decision	O
-	O
making	O
and	O
insufficient	O
security	O
vetting	O
of	O
cases	O
.	O

i	O
could	O
not	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
turn	O
my	O
back	O
on	O
my	O
responsibility	O
to	O
address	O
those	O
grave	O
problems	O
.	O

i	O
made	O
improving	O
the	O
program	O
a	O
priority	O
and	O
i	O
did	O
so	O
in	O
a	O
hands	O
-	O
on	O
manner	O
.	O

'	O
the	O
chairman	B-PERSONTYPE
of	O
the	O
house	O
homeland	O
security	O
committee	O
,	O
texas	B-GPE
republican	B-PERSONTYPE
rep	I-PERSONTYPE
.	O

michael	B-PERSONNAME
mccaul	I-PERSONNAME
,	O
said	O
the	O
findings	O
were	O
`	O
extremely	O
concerning	O
'	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
conduct	O
a	O
congressional	O
hearing	O
about	O
them	O
thursday	B-DATE
.	O

roth	B-PERSONNAME
was	O
expected	O
to	O
testify	O
.	O

hillary	B-PERSONNAME
clinton	I-PERSONNAME
'	O
s	O
brothers	B-PERSONTYPE
hugh	O
rodham	O
-	O
lrb	O
-	O
left	O
-	O
rrb	O
-	O
and	O
tony	O
rodham	O
-	O
lrb	O
-	O
right	O
-	O
rrb	O
-	O
have	O
been	O
intermittent	O
sources	O
of	O
embarrassment	O
since	O
her	O
days	O
ad	O
first	B-ORDINAL
lady	O
during	O
the	O
1990s	B-DATERANGE
.	O

sls	O
las	B-LOCATION
vegas	I-LOCATION
,	O
a	O
casino	B-LOCATION
that	O
opened	O
late	B-DATERANGE
last	I-DATERANGE
year	I-DATERANGE
,	O
benefited	O
from	O
undue	O
influence	O
in	O
securing	O
foreign	O
investors	B-PERSONTYPE
with	O
the	O
promise	O
of	O
visas	O
that	O
could	O
lead	O
to	O
us	O
citizenship	O
.	O

the	O
white	O
house	O
praised	O
mayorkas	O
on	O
wednesday	B-DATE
when	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
brewing	O
scandal	O
,	O
saying	O
he	O
still	O
works	O
at	O
dhs	O
`	O
because	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
decorated	O
public	B-PERSONTYPE
servant	I-PERSONTYPE
and	O
an	O
effective	O
leader	B-PERSONTYPE
of	O
that	O
organization	O
.	O

'	O
press	B-PERSONTYPE
secretary	I-PERSONTYPE
josh	B-PERSONNAME
earnest	O
said	O
the	O
president	B-PERSONTYPE
and	O
his	O
advisers	B-PERSONTYPE
`	O
certainly	O
value	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
contribution	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
effective	O
management	O
of	O
that	O
department	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
has	O
played	O
an	O
important	O
role	O
in	O
implementing	O
needed	O
reforms	O
in	O
that	O
department	O
.	O

'	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
earnest	O
told	O
fox	O
news	O
'	O
ed	O
henry	O
,	O
mayorkas	O
is	O
`	O
leading	O
the	O
effort	O
'	O
to	O
implement	O
reforms	O
in	O
the	O
department	O
in	O
question	O
and	O
`	O
strengthen	O
'	O
the	O
eb	O
-	O
5	O
program	O
.	O

after	O
henry	B-PERSONNAME
expressed	O
shock	O
at	O
white	B-LOCATION
house	I-LOCATION
'	O
s	O
full	O
-	O
throated	O
support	O
in	O
the	O
homeland	O
security	O
official	B-PERSONTYPE
who	O
`	O
basically	O
gave	O
special	O
visas	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
politically	O
-	O
connected	O
democrats	B-PERSONTYPE
,	O
'	O
earnest	O
said	O
,	O
`	O
to	O
be	O
clear	O
,	O
ed	O
,	O
the	O
inspector	B-PERSONTYPE
general	I-PERSONTYPE
,	O
who	O
,	O
as	O
you	O
point	O
out	O
,	O
did	O
take	O
a	O
close	O
and	O
independent	O
look	O
at	O
this	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
suggest	O
that	O
these	O
individuals	O
were	O
n	O
'	O
t	O
deserving	O
of	O
a	O
visa	O
.	O

'	O
`	O
what	O
he	O
suggested	O
is	O
merely	O
that	O
the	O
process	O
did	O
n	O
'	O
t	O
work	O
very	O
well	O
,	O
'	O
obama	B-PERSONNAME
'	O
s	O
spokesman	B-PERSONTYPE
said	O
.	O

`	O
these	O
are	O
exactly	O
the	O
problems	O
that	O
deputy	B-PERSONTYPE
secretary	I-PERSONTYPE
mayorkas	I-PERSONTYPE
was	O
trying	O
to	O
address	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
additional	O
reforms	O
that	O
are	O
needed	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
additional	O
reforms	O
that	O
are	O
implemented	O
.	O

'	O
refusing	O
to	O
let	O
earnest	O
off	O
the	O
hook	O
,	O
henry	B-PERSONNAME
asked	O
if	O
mayorkas	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
make	O
reforms	O
when	O
he	O
let	O
hillary	B-PERSONNAME
clinton	I-PERSONNAME
'	O
s	O
brother	B-PERSONTYPE
`	O
jump	O
to	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
line	O
.	O

'	O
`	O
that	O
'	O
s	O
not	O
the	O
accusation	O
,	O
ed	O
,	O
'	O
the	O
white	O
house	O
spokesman	B-PERSONTYPE
fired	O
back	O
.	O

`	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
inspector	B-PERSONTYPE
general	O
report	O
-	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
what	O
it	O
said	O
,	O
'	O
a	O
visibly	O
agitated	O
earnest	O
told	O
him	O
.	O

the	O
inspector	B-PERSONTYPE
general	I-PERSONTYPE
'	O
s	O
new	O
conclusions	O
also	O
cast	O
doubt	O
on	O
whether	O
the	O
homeland	O
security	O
department	O
withheld	O
embarrassing	O
internal	O
files	O
the	O
ap	O
had	O
sought	O
under	O
the	O
u	O
.	O

s	O
.	O

freedom	O
of	O
information	O
act	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
investigation	O
nearly	O
two	B-DURATION
years	I-DURATION
ago	O
--	O
and	O
instead	O
released	O
records	O
that	O
indicated	O
no	O
wrongdoing	O
.	O

the	O
ap	O
in	O
july	B-DATERANGE
2013	I-DATERANGE
requested	O
all	O
emails	O
to	O
or	O
from	O
mayorkas	O
over	O
the	O
preceding	O
seven	B-DURATION
months	I-DURATION
that	O
contained	O
specific	O
words	O
or	O
names	O
,	O
including	O
rodham	O
.	O

the	O
government	O
eventually	O
sent	O
ap	O
more	O
than	O
200	B-NUMBER
pages	O
,	O
mostly	O
censored	O
,	O
including	O
emails	O
in	O
which	O
mayorkas	O
told	O
investors	B-PERSONTYPE
and	O
agency	O
staff	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
not	O
become	O
involved	O
in	O
internal	O
deliberations	O
.	O

'	O
i	O
can	O
not	O
weigh	O
in	O
,	O
'	O
mayorkas	O
wrote	O
to	O
assistant	B-PERSONTYPE
secretary	I-PERSONTYPE
douglas	B-PERSONNAME
smith	I-PERSONNAME
on	O
feb	B-DATE
.	O

1	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
2013	I-DATE
,	O
in	O
a	O
message	O
turned	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
ap	O
and	O
cited	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
inspector	B-PERSONTYPE
general	O
'	O
s	O
report	O
.	O

`	O
the	O
-	O
lrb	B-PERSONTYPE
-	I-PERSONTYPE
investor	I-PERSONTYPE
'	O
s	O
-	O
rrb	B-PERSONTYPE
-	I-PERSONTYPE
attorney	I-PERSONTYPE
sent	O
an	O
email	O
to	O
me	O
and	O
i	O
responded	O
that	O
i	O
could	O
not	O
weigh	O
in	O
.	O

'	O
but	O
the	O
inspector	B-PERSONTYPE
general	I-PERSONTYPE
'	O
s	O
report	O
also	O
cited	O
other	O
messages	O
from	O
mayorkas	O
that	O
were	O
never	O
turned	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
associated	O
press	O
.	O

in	O
one	B-NUMBER
case	O
,	O
mayorkas	O
forwarded	O
a	O
january	B-DATERANGE
2013	I-DATERANGE
email	O
from	O
rodham	O
about	O
delays	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
importance	O
designation	O
.	O

the	O
email	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
covered	O
under	O
ap	O
'	O
s	O
information	O
request	O
since	O
mayorkas	O
sent	O
it	O
during	O
the	O
relevant	O
time	O
period	O
and	O
contained	O
rodham	O
'	O
s	O
name	O
.	O

`	O
staff	B-PERSONTYPE
understood	O
these	O
applications	O
were	O
getting	O
high	O
-	O
level	O
attention	O
,	O
'	O
the	O
inspector	B-PERSONTYPE
general	I-PERSONTYPE
'	O
s	O
report	O
said	O
.	O

virginia	O
gov	O
.	O

terry	O
mcauliffe	O
,	O
another	O
democrat	B-PERSONTYPE
,	O
was	O
also	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
investor	B-PERSONTYPE
proposal	O
but	O
later	O
divested	O
.	O

his	O
spokesman	B-PERSONTYPE
,	O
brian	B-PERSONNAME
coy	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
report	O
demonstrated	O
that	O
mcauliffe	O
asked	O
the	O
government	O
to	O
decide	O
on	O
the	O
investment	O
proposal	O
in	O
a	O
timely	O
fashion	O
.	O

the	O
other	O
two	B-NUMBER
cases	O
involved	O
a	O
hollywood	O
investment	O
program	O
and	O
an	O
investment	O
effort	O
in	O
nevada	B-GPE
that	O
had	O
ties	O
to	O
former	O
pennsylvania	O
gov	O
.	O

ed	O
rendell	O
and	O
senate	O
democratic	B-PERSONTYPE
leader	I-PERSONTYPE
harry	B-PERSONNAME
reid	I-PERSONNAME
of	O
nevada	B-GPE
,	O
respectively	O
.	O

the	O
reid	O
-	O
related	O
project	O
was	O
sls	O
,	O
a	O
casino	O
project	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
n	O
'	O
t	O
invest	O
in	O
but	O
advocated	O
strongly	O
for	O
as	O
nevada	B-LOCATION
'	O
s	O
senior	B-PERSONTYPE
senator	I-PERSONTYPE
.	O

homeland	B-PERSONTYPE
security	I-PERSONTYPE
secretary	I-PERSONTYPE
jeh	B-PERSONNAME
johnson	I-PERSONNAME
said	O
there	O
were	O
lessons	O
to	O
be	O
learned	O
in	O
the	O
inspector	B-PERSONTYPE
general	I-PERSONTYPE
'	O
s	O
investigation	O
but	O
described	O
mayorkas	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
as	O
`	O
exceptionally	O
conscientious	O
,	O
honest	O
and	O
patriotic	O
.	O

'	O
`	O
he	O
is	O
often	O
impatient	O
with	O
our	O
sluggish	O
government	O
bureaucracy	O
,	O
can	O
at	O
times	O
be	O
very	O
hands	O
-	O
on	O
in	O
resolving	O
issues	O
and	O
problems	O
that	O
are	O
brought	O
to	O
his	O
personal	O
attention	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
always	O
mindful	O
that	O
we	O
are	O
public	O
servants	B-PERSONTYPE
,	O
'	O
johnson	O
said	O
.	O

`	O
ali	O
works	O
hard	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
right	O
thing	O
,	O
and	O
never	O
acts	O
,	O
in	O
my	O
observation	O
,	O
for	O
reasons	O
of	O
personal	O
advancement	O
or	O
aggrandizement	O
.	O

'	O
