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Article: FBI CLOSES INVESTIGATION OF FOOD BANK

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February 4, 2003
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As the Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank clears one hurdle in its efforts to provide food for the needy, another one looms.

On Monday, the FBI announced it had closed its yearlong investigation of the Roanoke nonprofit organization. U.S. Attorney John Brownlee said his office "declined prosecution" of the food bank, but offered no further explanation on the decision.

"We evaluated the case and made a judgment," Brownlee said. "We try to be thorough and complete and I believe we've done that."

Though food bank officials have been saying for a year that they have nothing to hide from investigators, the news still offered

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