FILE PHOTO 24DEC92 - A federal grand jury has indicted former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy on charges of taking $35,000 in illegal gifts from firms, independent counsel Donald Smaltz announced on August 27. The 39-count indictment also accused Espy of lying to investigators, asking an Agriculture Department employee to falsify a document and having the government pay for a car that he allegedly used for personal travel in Mississippi. Espy is shown talking to the press December 24, 1992 after being appointed to the Clinton Cabinet.

ESPY INDICTMENT