The best-selling book, He Who Must be Obeid, by journalists Kate McClymont and Linton Besser, alleged a former tourism taskforce (TTF) spokesman, Chris Brown, was "in business" with the Obeids.
But former members of the taskforce say Operation Aston was an all-British affair, and they were never sure why.
The Salt Lake City race features two-term incumbent Ralph Becker, one of Obama's appointees on a climate change taskforce, and former state lawmaker Jackie Biskupski.
Brown has set up a taskforce, under former HBOS bank chief executive Sir James Crosby, on identity management, and a broader review of public services, led by Sir David Varney, on optimising use of existing identity information.
The taskforce chaired by former judge Alan Wilson also recommended repealing the Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act (Vlad), the centrepiece of the former Newman government's 2013 legislative assault on bikie gangs, which it said had failed to "confront the threat of organised crime".
Lord Faulkner of Worcester, former chairman of the football taskforce, is a Labour peer.
Martin Lewis, founder of MoneySavingExpert and the former head of an independent taskforce on student finance, opposes the move.
The taskforce chaired by former judge Alan Wilson has drawn a line in the sand on tackling organised crime in Australia.
Martin Lewis, founder of MoneySavingExpert.com and former head of the independent taskforce on student finance information, has also campaigned against the retrospective change.
