{"id":4261,"date":"2013-06-13T23:18:02","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T06:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterlance.com\/?p=4261"},"modified":"2014-10-09T17:51:10","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T00:51:10","slug":"associated-press-feds-probe-aftermath-of-crash-involving-house-aide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterlance.com\/wordpress\/?p=4261","title":{"rendered":"AP: Feds probe aftermath of crash involving House aide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"AP%3A%20Feds%20probe%20aftermath%20of%20crash%20involving%20House%20aide\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><div id=\"article_body\">\n<div id=\"article_main\">\n<p><strong>SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP)<\/strong> \u2014 The U.S. Justice Department is looking into the aftermath of a deadly car accident last year that sent a former California congressional aide to prison, the office of Rep. Lois Capps said Thursday.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.utsandiego.com\/news\/2014\/Jun\/12\/feds-probe-aftermath-of-crash-involving-house-aide\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4262\" title=\"Screen Shot 2014-06-12 at 9.15.45 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/peterlance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-12-at-9.15.45-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0A statement from the Democrat&#8217;s office welcomed the inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>Army veteran Raymond Morua was employed as a field director for Capps in December when he hit Mallory Dies, 27, as she crossed a street in downtown Santa Barbara. He pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other charges and was sentenced in May to 20 years to life in state prison. The statement from Capps&#8217; office said the agency is looking into &#8220;events that occurred following the tragic accident.&#8221; The probe was first reported by the Santa Barbara News-Press.<\/p>\n<p>Capps is facing a tough re-election fight in her district that includes Santa Barbara and a swath of the Central Coast. Votes from the June 3 primary are still being counted to determine the candidate who will challenge her in November.<\/p>\n<p>In April the victim&#8217;s parents, Matt and Raeona Dies, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Morua, Capps and the U.S. government. It claims the congresswoman hired the aide despite being aware he had prior drunken driving convictions, then failed to monitor him.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><small>Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"AP%3A%20Feds%20probe%20aftermath%20of%20crash%20involving%20House%20aide\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) \u2014 The U.S. Justice Department is looking into the aftermath of a deadly car accident last year that sent a former California congressional aide to prison, the office of Rep. Lois Capps said Thursday.\u00a0\u00a0A statement from the Democrat&#8217;s office welcomed the inquiry. 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