Friday, April 20, 2012

Last sentence handed down in Abramoff probe

 

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2012 file photo, former lobbyist Jack Abramoff speaks in Washington. A former aide to onetime congressional power broker Tom DeLay was sentenced Friday to 5 months in a halfway house in the final act of the probe of the Jack Abramoff influence peddling scandal. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)Tony Rudy was among the first people to plead guilty in the long-running probe of influence peddling tied to Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff. On Friday, the former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay was the last person sentenced in an investigation that focused on Congress, racked up 21 convictions, yet netted only one lawmaker.

Last sentence handed down in Abramoff probe
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:57:55 GMT

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