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The Latest: Prosecutors probing tabloid's Bezos story

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NEW YORK (AP) – The Latest on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos‘ allegations against the National Enquirer’s publisher (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Federal prosecutors…
NEW YORK (AP) – The Latest on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos‘ allegations against the National Enquirer’s publisher (all times local):
12:50 p.m.
Federal prosecutors in New York are probing whether the National Enquirer’s parent company violated a cooperation agreement in its handling of the story regarding Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Bezos claims American Media Inc. threatened to publish intimate photos of him unless he stopped investigating how the tabloid obtained his private exchanges with his mistress.
Two people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press that prosecutors are looking at whether an email exchange Bezos published shows AMI violated an agreement it struck to avoid prosecution for alleged campaign finance violations.

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