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A government watchdog group on Friday called for an investigation into whether a Texas congressman used his influence to persuade U.S. law enforcement authorities to intervene to rescue a distant Mexican relative who was kidnapped for ransom in Mexico.Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement both say there was no special treatment. Reyes said he has never even met the woman, Erika Possert, whom he described as the aunt of his sister-in-law s son s wife.Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, however, questioned what role Reyes may have played in ICE s decision to get involved in the case. While Congressman Reyes undoubtedly was overwhelmed by concern for his relative, officials with more objectivity should have been
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