First on record : Possible conspiracies revealed in letter to Justice Department . `` I have been outspoken in that regard . Senator Robert Byrd was accused of cavorting with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic . The alleges surfaced as he ran for re - election , but later discredited by the media . However , federal prosecutors have launched a federal corruption investigation .
First on record : Possible conspiracies revealed in letter to Justice Department . Senator Robert Byrd was accused of cavorting with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic . The alleges surfaced as he ran for re - election , but later discredited by the media . However , federal prosecutors have launched a federal corruption investigation .