E-mail From a Consultant in the Dealings

In an e-mail last year, a consultant and public relations contractor discussed how to secure work at the FDA through the use of a pass-through company. The e-mail was forwarded to an agency official who was arranging the contract.

SOURCE: | By Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso - The Washington Post - Octber 2, 2008

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