US Senator Bernie Sanders and his wife Jane Sanders have hired lawyers amid an FBI investigation into a loan Jane obtained to expand Burlington College while she was its president. Jane Sanders served as president of Burlington College from 2004 to 2011, reports the Huffington Post. The probe is looking into whether Jane falsified bank documents in 2010 in an attempt to secure a $10m loan to expand the college’s campus. Jane #Sanders as Prez led #Bennington College to disaster bankruptcy – founded 1932 as womens college So much for socialism & feminism 🔴🔴🔴 https://t.co/IzDygFuUzH — Shawn Steel (@shawnsteel1) June 25, 2017The investigation prompted Bernie Sanders to hire Burlington lawyer Rich Cassidy while Jane has reportedly retained Washington-based Defence Attorney Larry Robbins. Earlier this week, the couple’s Political Adviser Jeff Weaver told CBS that the accusation against Senator Sanders as baseless and that the bank loan had been approved by the financial board at the college.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 26, 2017 05:26 UTC