AP Reports Justice Dept. Has Cleared Richardson

The Associated Press says "a person familiar with the investigation" of Gov. Bill Richardson officials and a California investment company called CDR says neither Richardson nor his top aides will be prosecuted on any charges having to do with an alleged pay-to-play scheme.

"It's over. There's nothing. It was killed in Washington," the person told The Associated Press.

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The CDR investigation sank Richardson's nomination to be President Obama's secretary of Commerce and sandbagged Lt. Gov. Diane Denish' expect ascent to the governor's office.