U.S. Ends Probe of Postmaster General
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Justice Department ended its conflict-of-interest investigation of Postmaster General Marvin T. Runyon Jr. without filing criminal charges. But Runyon paid $27,550 as part of what the government called a “voluntary civil settlement.” The actions conclude a probe begun in September 1996 into whether Runyon violated any laws in having discussions about putting Coca-Cola machines in the nation’s 40,000 post offices. He owned Coke stock at the time.
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