NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : 5th Ex-HUD Aide Refuses to Testify
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Another former Department of Housing and Urban Development official refused to testify before a congressional panel that resumed hearings on the HUD scandals. James Hamernick, former director of HUD’s office of insured multifamily housing development, became the fifth former housing official from the Reagan Administration to refuse to testify on grounds of self-incrimination. Hamernick was asked about his dealings with Lance H. Wilson, who quit HUD to become a housing consultant with Paine Webber.
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