December 6, 1999
Web posted at: 5:53 p.m. EST (2253 GMT)

WASHINGTON -- A New Jersey businesswoman was arrested Monday on a perjury charge for allegedly denying knowledge of document-shredding in the ongoing government investigation of campaign finance abuses.

The Justice Department announced Audrey Yu of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, was taken into custody following an indictment on charges she lied to a federal grand jury investigating campaign finance law violations.

Following an initial appearance in federal court in Newark, Yu was released on $50,000 bond. She will be arraigned next Monday.

Yu is the fifth person charged in New Jersey, and the 21st person charged overall in the Campaign Financing Task Force probe of political fund-raising abuses in the 1996 election cycle.

The investigation in New Jersey has focused on attempts to conceal campaign contributions that exceed legal limits.

The indictment comes less than a week after a New Jersey attorney pleaded guilty to making illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Robert Torricelli's successful 1996 Senate bid.

Torricelli, a New Jersey Democrat, has denied knowledge of any illegal contributions.

Monday, December 6, 1999

• Cronkite urges broadcasters to broaden political coverage
• New Jersey woman arrested in campaign finance probe
• White House launches program to answer e-mail questions
• NHPrimary.com: Gore serves as 'anniversary gift' for couple
• Des Moines Register: Bradley courts Gore constituencies
• Mrs. Clinton packs for move, plans Washington Christmas
• Clinton criticizes China, Russia on human rights
• Investigators say USDA squandered money on new ventures
• Bradley says he'll promote racial understanding
• Hillary Clinton's spokeswoman stepping down
• U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its Miranda decision

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