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In August of 2007 District Attorney Joshua Marquis wrote to Steve Briggs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) asking that Briggs’ Criminal Justice Division investigate and determine whether the actions of Richard Lee, then a county commissioner, constituted criminal misconduct. In the letter Marquis stated he had resisted acting on continued reports that Lee was pressuring county employees...

From Clatsop County: The Clatsop County District Attorney's Office began an investigation into allegations of financial impropriety by then-Jewell School Superintendent John Seeley in early 2007. Deputies from the Clatsop County Sheriff's Office conducted several interviews and it quickly became clear that the complexity of the allegations and amount of money involved required resources beyond...

Clatsop County commissioners restore Marquis' $13,500 pay addition; issue was a key controversy last year By JOE GAMM The Daily Astorian Thursday, April 24, 2008 Nearly a year after the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners stripped the district attorney of a county-paid stipend to his salary, it has reversed its decision. Saying county District Attorney Josh Marquis has complied with its...