Mayor Adrian Fenty’s administration has placed Kelly Valentine, the director of the District’s embattled Office of Risk Management, on administrative leave.

The Washington Examiner first reported last month that whistleblowers told the FBI that Valentine gave lucrative contracts to her friends. Contracts ranging from health insurance coverage and private investigations were handed off to companies with ties to Valentine, according to whistleblowers.

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