-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Denise & Feds Meeting Talks may lead to deal for her By GREG B. SMITH Daily News Staff Writer enise Rich is talking with federal prosecutors about cooperating in their investigation of whether her ex-husband bought a pardon with political donations, the Daily News has learned. Denise Rich (foreground) sings with Natalie Cole during appearance yesterday on WKTU-FM radio show in Jersey City, where they were plugging their new song, 'Livin' for Love.' The talks are the first step in what could be a deal to aid federal authorities probing the pardons-for-dollars scandal that has tainted ex-President Bill Clinton's final days in the White House. The flamboyant songwriting socialite met with prosecutors in Manhattan U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White's office at least twice during the past few weeks, said a source. "She has been talked to on more than one occasion," said the source, adding Rich attended the meetings with her lawyers. The source would not say whether Rich has worked out a deal to cooperate — and emphasized there is no indication that she has agreed to testify against her ex-husband, Marc Rich, or to admit to any wrongdoing. The meetings have been what one source described as "proffer" sessions. That means a witness tells prosecutors what he or she knows in the hopes of working out a deal to avoid prosecution. Prosecutors can agree not to use the information against the witness unless the witness is caught lying. Proffer sessions often result in a witness either getting immunity from any prosecution — or agreeing to plead guilty to a crime in exchange for leniency at sentencing. The source, who is familiar with the investigation, could not say whether Denise Rich and her lawyers have reached any agreement with White's office on the question of immunity. A spokesman for White, Marvin Smilon, and Denise Rich's lawyer, Martin Pollner, declined to comment last night. Rich's spokesman, Howard Rubenstein, also had no comment. But Denise Rich's lawyers informed House of Representatives investigators that she would invoke her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself when they asked her to appear before a committee looking into the Marc Rich pardon. That was an indication that she was trying to work out an immunity deal with White. Within the last two weeks, White has convened a grand jury that meets inside Manhattan Federal Court to examine the circumstances surrounding Marc Rich's pardon. The pardon came after Denise Rich donated $1.1 million to the Democrats, including Clinton and his wife, Hillary; gave $450,000 toward the Clinton library, and visited the White House at least 13 times during Clinton's two terms. Marc Rich was indicted in 1983 on charges of dodging $48 million in taxes and violating the Trading with the Enemy Act by buying oil from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979. White wants to determine from Denise Rich whether Marc Rich, who renounced his U.S. citizenship while he was a fugitive, made secret political donations through her in an effort to win the pardon. Thus far, the grand jury in Manhattan has subpoenaed documents pertaining to all contributions or pledges to the Clinton library of more than $5,000, the library's lawyers said Tuesday. Two sources familiar with the investigation have said White also plans to comb through the bank records of Denise Rich and her companies. The revelation that Denise Rich is talking to the feds comes as the songwriter, who has maintained a low profile since the pardon became a scandal, showed up at a radio station in New Jersey. She appeared on a morning radio show on WKTU-FM in Jersey City with singer Natalie Cole to promote their new song, "Livin' for Love." But she made no mention of the pardon scandal. During the 45-minute broadcast, the subject of pardons came up only indirectly when a deejay mentioned it. "You're so different and so much more beautiful than they're portraying you," the deejay said. "Denise is a really good person." Tonight, Denise Rich is scheduled to appear with Cole at the West Side club Exit. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? 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