▁judge ▁that ▁first ▁refused ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁C oco - O live ira ▁marriage — ret ired . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁report , ▁“ An ▁Investig ation ▁of ▁Al leg ations ▁of ▁Polit ic ized ▁H iring ▁by ▁Mon ica ▁Good ling ▁and ▁Other ▁Staff ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ,” ▁confirmed ▁C ram er ▁was ▁an ▁illegal ▁appointment , ▁lack ed ▁basic ▁imm igration ▁experience ▁and ▁apparently ▁passed ▁the ▁DO J ' s ▁anti ▁gay ▁lit mus ▁test ▁which ▁fav ored ▁imm igration ▁jud ges ▁who ▁esp oused ▁conserv ative ▁prior ities . ▁ ▁C oco ▁may ▁have ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁Senator ▁Jud d ▁Gre gg ▁( R - N . H .) ▁as ▁U . S . ▁commerce ▁secretary ▁by ▁President ▁Ob ama . ▁He ▁detailed ▁for ▁the ▁media ▁Gre gg ' s ▁role ▁in ▁having ▁his ▁former ▁campaign ▁tre as urer , ▁C ram er , ▁appointed ▁as ▁imm igration ▁judge . ▁ ▁C oco ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁file ▁a ▁compla int ▁with ▁the ▁Senate ▁Select ▁Committee ▁on ▁Eth ics . ▁ ▁CO CO + CO ., ▁Inc . ▁ ▁At ▁Og den , ▁C oco ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁em brace ▁integrated ▁corpor ation ▁communic ations — the ▁concept ▁of ▁combining ▁the ▁previously ▁discrete ▁business ▁functions ▁of ▁advert ising , ▁public ▁relations , ▁market ing ▁communic ations , ▁invest or