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Attorneys for the college that oddly figured into negotiations over a former aide's threatened sexual harassment lawsuit against Gov. James E. McGreevey say they may sue one of the aide's lawyers because he was not authorized to use Touro College's name. McGreevey administration sources said Golan Cipel demanded millions of dollars and a charter for a New Jersey-based medical school for Touro College in exchange for remaining silent about his relationship with McGreevey. Cipel, who sources said had an affair with the governor, worked for the Manhattan college for three months last fall when it was trying to establish a...

Inquiry Said to Be Focusing On Plan for Touro CollegeBy DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI and JOSEPH BERGERPublished: August 17, 2004 RENTON, Aug. 16 - The federal investigation into Gov. James E. McGreevey's accusation that a former aide tried to extort him by threatening to reveal their extramarital affair is now focusing on a strange, last-minute offer to keep the matter secret if the governor agreed to approve a plan for a new medical school in New Jersey, according to three people involved in the inquiry.Just 10 minutes before Mr. McGreevey was scheduled to announce his resignation last Thursday, a member of his...