美联社记者迈尔斯·米勒和克里斯·斯特罗姆报道，美国司法部不会重新启动对前美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔的刑事调查。该调查涉及与该央行大楼翻修项目相关的成本超支问题。
By Myles Miller and Chris Strohm The US Justice Department isn’t reopening a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for cost overruns related to the central bank’s building renovation project.
司法部长托德·布兰奇表示，司法部仍将继续调查该项目的监督情况，并不排除在发现不当行为证据后采取行动的possibility。
Attorney General Todd Blanche didn’t rule out continuing to look into the project’s oversight and potentially take action if evidence of wrongdoing came to light.
布兰奇周五在彭博社的独家采访中说：“我们不会重新启动针对他的刑事调查。”布兰奇评论了美联储监察长本周发布的一份报告。
报告未发现鲍威尔与这个价值24亿美元的项目有关的刑事违法证据。
“We’re not reopening a criminal investigation into him,” Blanche said in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg Friday. Blanche commented on a report issued by the Fed’s Inspector General this week that found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by Powell connected to the $2.4 billion project.
布兰奇称，他对这份报告感到满意，但鲍威尔并未适当监督该项目。美联储表示，将聘请一名独立审计师审查大楼建设成本。
Blanche said he was satisfied with the report, but that Powell hadn’t appropriately overseen the project. The Fed has said it will engage an independent auditor to scrutinize the building costs.
布兰奇补充说，如果审查发现任何刑事违法证据，司法部可能展开调查。
Blanche added that if that review finds any evidence of criminal wrongdoing, the Justice Department could investigate.