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Bernard Kerik (born 1955) was a high-level law enforcement officer and close associate of [[Rudy Giuliani]].  When Giuliani was mayor of New York City, he appointed Kerik as the New York City police commissioner, and in late 2001 Giuliani even named the Manhattan Detention Complex after Kerik.  In December 2004, Giuliani apparently persuaded President [[George W. Bush]] to nominate Kerik as Secretary of Homeland Security.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6697161/site/newsweek/</ref>   
 
Bernard Kerik (born 1955) was a high-level law enforcement officer and close associate of [[Rudy Giuliani]].  When Giuliani was mayor of New York City, he appointed Kerik as the New York City police commissioner, and in late 2001 Giuliani even named the Manhattan Detention Complex after Kerik.  In December 2004, Giuliani apparently persuaded President [[George W. Bush]] to nominate Kerik as Secretary of Homeland Security.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6697161/site/newsweek/</ref>   
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The close political connection between Giuliani and Kerik has become a liability for Giuliani in his 2008 presidential race.  Giuliani even testified before a grand jury in a criminal action concerning Kerik.<ref>http://www.andnetwork.com/index?service=direct/0/Home/recent.titleStory&sp=l266243</ref>
      
Kerik withdrew himself from the nomination for Secretary of Homeland Security about a week after his nomination by President Bush, amid many questions about Kerik's past that included allegations that he had hired an illegal immigrant as a nanny.   
 
Kerik withdrew himself from the nomination for Secretary of Homeland Security about a week after his nomination by President Bush, amid many questions about Kerik's past that included allegations that he had hired an illegal immigrant as a nanny.   
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:A person close to the federal investigation said prosecutors could indict Kerik on multiple felony counts, including tax evasion, conspiracy to eavesdrop and providing false information -- though indictments are not believed to be imminent, the person said.
 
:A person close to the federal investigation said prosecutors could indict Kerik on multiple felony counts, including tax evasion, conspiracy to eavesdrop and providing false information -- though indictments are not believed to be imminent, the person said.
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The close political connection between Giuliani and Kerik has become a liability for Giuliani in his 2008 presidential race.  Giuliani even testified before a grand jury in a criminal action concerning Kerik.<ref>http://www.andnetwork.com/index?service=direct/0/Home/recent.titleStory&sp=l266243</ref>
    
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