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The Oregon State Bar has cleared Clackamas County prosecutor Alfred French of ethics violations when he lied years ago to his former boss about an interoffice affair and when he participated in a presidential campaign ad last year that said Democratic Sen. John Kerry lied about his Vietnam War record. The bar's nine-member Professional Responsibility Board on Saturday put to rest its investigation, dismissing more than 60 complaints that French's actions involved dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation. The state bar is the regulating organization that licenses and disciplines attorneys in Oregon. The ruling means that the 59-year-old father of three...

Swift boat veteran suspended 9/24/2004, 5:23 p.m. PT The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Clackamas County prosecutor has been suspended for two weeks without pay because he used office equipment to prepare his affidavit as one of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, District Attorney John Foote said Friday. Alfred French, a senior deputy district attorney, used the computer in his office to receive and print a draft of the affidavit on July 21. On the same day, he asked a legal secretary in the office to notarize the document, Foote said in a statement. The Swift Boat...

I'm glad that at least some in the media have listened to John Kerry's call to end the smear campaign and concentrate on real issues. Hence the story in the "Oregonian" about one of the Swift Boat Vets and his past: "Clackamas County prosecutor Alfred French, who called Sen. John Kerry a liar in a political commercial, acknowledged Thursday that he lied to his boss when confronted about an extramarital affair with a colleague. "Hours later, the Clackamas County district attorney's office said French had been placed on a 30-day paid leave while it conducts an investigation into his conduct....

Oregon Swift Boat Veteran Placed On Leave August 27, 2004 OREGON CITY, ORE. - Clackamas County prosecutor Al French, the Vietnam veteran who called John Kerry a liar in a political ad and then admitted he had never witnessed Kerry in combat, is in hot water again. Now, The Oregonian reports that he has been put on a 30-day paid leave because he may have lied about a long-ago extramarital affair with a secretary. French's former boss says French was asked about the alleged affair 10 years ago, but denied it. However, French acknowledged the affair in conversation with The...

Oregon swift boat veteran placed on leave VIDEO Watch this story TOOLS Email this story to a friend Printer-friendly Version OREGON CITY - There's more trouble today for Clackamas County prosecutor Al French. He's the Vietnam veteran who called John Kerry a liar in a political commercial, then admitted that he had never witnessed Kerry in combat. Now, The Oregonian reports that he's been put on a 30-day paid leave. That's because he may have lied about a long-ago extramarital affair with a secretary. French's former boss says French was asked about the alleged affair 10 years ago, but denied...

Clackamas County prosecutor Alfred French, who called Sen. John Kerry a liar in a political commercial, acknowledged Thursday that he lied to his boss when confronted about an extramarital affair with a colleague. Hours later, the Clackamas County district attorney's office said French had been placed on a 30-day paid leave while it conducts an investigation into his conduct. French's former boss, James O'Leary, said he asked French about the rumored affair with a secretary about 10 years ago, but French denied it. O'Leary said he would have fired French if he'd admitted the relationship because it violated office policy....

French Suspended By Nick Voll (August 27, 2004) Oregon City - The Clackamas County Prosecutor who appeared in an ad against John Kerry has been suspended from his job, but not for speaking out. Al French has been the target of local protests after his appearance in a political ad questioning the the Democratic candidate's war record. On Thursday he was placed on leave by the Clackamas County District Attorney's office. It wasn't for his statements against Kerry, but for lying about an extra-marital affair. Reports say French misled his former boss ten years ago to avoid getting fired. French...

PORTLAND (AP) - A county prosecutor who appeared in an ad criticizing Sen. John Kerry's war record has become the target of complaints to the Oregon Bar Association, alleging he made misleading statements in a sworn affidavit. The bar has received 28 complaints in three days against Assistant Clackamas County District Attorney Al French, bar spokeswoman Kateri Walsh said. French, a 20-year employee of the DA's office, appeared in the ad sponsored by the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. The ad stopped airing a week ago but remains a hot-button issue in the presidential campaign. It accuses Kerry of...

Vietnam vets rally against Clackamas County prosecutor Alfred French's affidavit on Sen. John Kerry's war record eroded trust in the lawyer, an organizer says Tuesday, August 24, 2004DAN HORTSCH OREGON CITY -- The clash between Vietnam veterans over Sen. John Kerry and critics of his war record heated up several degrees Monday as a group of vets called on a Clackamas County deputy prosecutor to resign. "He's hurt a lot, a lot of people," Don Stewart, one of the organizers of a rally on the Main Street steps of the county courthouse, said of Alfred French. "It opens up a...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Several Vietnam veterans are calling for an assistant district attorney to resign after questions were raised about his statement in a recent ad criticizing Democrat John Kerry’s military service. Alfred French of the Clackamas County district attorney’s office appears in the ad sponsored by the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. In the spot, French says: “I served with John Kerry. ... He is lying about his record.” A group of Vietnam veterans who protested outside the county courthouse Monday said French implied he had firsthand knowledge of Kerry’s war actions when in fact he had heard...

PORTLAND, Ore. - A Clackamas County prosecutor is taking part in the case against John Kerry. Alfred French, 58, a senior deputy district attorney, appears in an ad that attacks the Democratic presidential contender's war record. The ad features 13 Vietnam veterans who say Kerry has lied about his war record. The 60-second spot aired for seven days this month in Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin. In the ad, French says: "I served with John Kerry. . . . He is lying about his record." Kerry received a Bronze Star, a Silver Star and three Purple Hearts commanding a Swift...