Fed: Tuckey travel entitlement rort probe ends with no evidence

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Fed: Tuckey travel entitlement rort probe ends with no evidence

By Liza Kappelle

PERTH, Jan 21 AAP - Minister-designate Wilson Tuckey is expected to be sworn in thisweek after a federal police probe failed to find evidence relating to claims he had misusedhis travel entitlements.

Prime Minister John Howard telephoned Mr Tuckey today to let him know he would be swornin as federal Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government later thisweek.

The call was made shortly before Justice Minister Chris Ellison announced federal policehad dropped their probe into whether Mr Tuckey had misused a frequent flyer point …