Key Member of Obama Economic Team Facing Felony Hit-and-Run Charges

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Mon, 2012-06-11

<div class='node-body'><p>U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson, who is under investigation for possible felony hit-and-run after allegedly causing two car accidents in California, suffered a seizure, a Commerce Department spokeswoman said Monday.</p>
<p>Police told the Washington Post that Bryson would have been arrested and charged on Saturday, had he not been in hospital. As it is, he was instructed to appear at Alhambra Superior Court in 60 days.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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