Mapes accused of facilitating communications to get other stories

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Kerry campaign officials confirmed again on Wednesday that Mapes arranged a phone call between Burkett and Kerry adviser Joe Lockhart (search). But Republicans have launched questions suggesting the Kerry campaign may have known more than it's indicating.

It is also not the first time that Mapes has agreed to be a go-between in a controversial setting. FOX News has obtained a letter written to Mapes by the warden of a high security federal prison in Colorado.

He accused the CBS producer of concocting a scheme to help secretly pass information between convicted white supremacist Peter Langan (search) and another federal prisoner, a violation of federal regulations.

"Phone monitoring reveals that you agreed to this request," the letter reads. "Your attempted misuse of the special mail privileges placed members of the public at risk."

The warden of the prison then revoked Mapes' correspondence, telephone and interview privileges with the high security inmate.

Jeff Fager (search), the executive producer of 60 Minutes, is on record singing the praises of Mapes. But Fager should be well aware of Mapes' past scrapes with the Bureau of Prisons, because he's among those copied in the letter from the Colorado prison warden.

CBS News confirmed late Wednesday that Mapes is still employed by the network, but declined to comment on the letter to Mapes from the warden.



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