Foley focus of Florida criminal probe
POSTED: 7:48 p.m. EST, November 16, 2006
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(CNN) -- The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has opened a criminal investigation of former Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned in September after his e-mails with teenage congressional pages came to light, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
The agency opened a preliminary inquiry into Foley's conduct shortly after his resignation.
Foley was in Florida Thursday for the funeral of his father.
FDLE spokeswoman Kristen Perezuela said the agency has found "a basis to open a criminal investigation."
"The e-mails are one thing we're looking into," Perezuela said, adding the Florida agency was continuing to assist the FBI, which has been conducting its own Foley probe.
Authorities have been investigating whether Foley might have used computers in Florida to engage or solicit minors in any illegal activities.
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