Article: GOP calls for Bryant to skip talks on budget: a news report said the U.S. attorney has launched a criminal probe of whether he steered cash to UMDNJ.(Sen. Wayne R. Bryant, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey)

Byline: Elisa Ung

Apr. 8--TRENTON -- New Jersey's GOP chairman yesterday called for State Sen. Wayne R. Bryant, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, to remove himself from all budget talks following a report that the powerful Camden County Democrat is under criminal investigation under suspicion of steering millions to his part-time employer, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

The U.S. Attorney's Office is investigating whether Bryant used his public office to benefit his employer, according to the report in yesterday's Star-Ledger of Newark.

Bryant was employed for three years at UMDNJ's School of Osteopathic ...

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