Robert E. Coughlin

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Robert E. Coughlin, II, is an American lawyer and was formerly the Deputy Chief of Staff, Criminal Division, of the United States Department of Justice.

[edit] Resignation

Coughlin resigned from the Department of Justice 6 April 2007. A media report linked Coughlin's resignation to his friendship with Kevin A. Ring, who in turn has been linked in media reports to the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal. Coughlin's position in the Department of Justice placed him high in the chain of supervision of the staff investigating the scandal.

[edit] External links

• Marisa Taylor and David Whitney, "Justice Department official resigns as Abramoff probe heats up", McClatchy Newspapers, 27 April 2007.