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B-130441,B-150136 1 (1978-05-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadsjl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 2Q 48/ The Honorable Robert i. MAollohan Rjouse of Representatives Dear Mr. MoUohan: I hiis is in response to your letter to the Director of our Office of Conressional Relations forwarding correspondence frorm Atre. , on which you request our comment. Mlrs. refers to a report in the New York Times concernLg aymient by the Federal Government of the legal expenses of former Central Intelligence Agency Director Richard Helms. Mrs. asks that we determine if the Government made such an expenditure. he questions the justification for MaINg the explenses as reported in the Times article. and shze asks, If we find tt such payments were made, that we determine the propriety of the alleged expendaiture. Although it is not entirely clear from MV-r., letter. her concern appears to be primarily with representation of Mr. Ueinsm in connection with Federal criminal charges against hi=. Mr. Feirn pleaded nolo contendere to two misdemeanor counts of failing to testify totat gressiial coimittee Mly, completely, and accurately. tie is also beinG sued in several civil actions over conduct undertaken by him as Director of Central intelligence. The Departmeat of Justice has informed us by letter that it has not expended any funds to retain private counsel to represent Mir. Helms in Federal criminal proceedings, and that to do so would be againt Department policy. Xu addition, the Department says that it has expended funds to retain private counael to represent mr. Helms in the civil actions arising from activities by ;r. Hehns within the scope of his employrnent as Director of Central Intelligence. The Justice Department letter indicates that the uanda uaed to pay Mr. Helus' legal expenses were chargedagainat an appropri- ation to the Justice Department of $4 860 000 which Congress provided for Salaries and Lp1.es-General Legal Activity. Pub. L, No. 95-26, 91 Stat. 8 %i, May 4., 1977. These AiMds were appropriated for the specific purpose of paying the private counsel fees required for civil auits against present and former Federal employees which had begun at the time that the appropriation was enacted. The conferees stipulatd, however, that none of these funds were to be available for use in suits commenced after the ef- fective date of the Act until the appropriate cotrnittees of Congress have reviewed the Attorney General's policy of providing such pmz

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