Friday, March 31, 2006

DeLay Aide Goes Down

Former DeLay Aide Pleads Guilty - Yahoo! News:

"WASHINGTON - A former top aide to Rep.Tom DeLay pleads guilty Friday to one count of conspiracy and agreed to cooperate in a widening federal investigation into lobby fraud on Capitol Hill.

The aide, Tony Rudy, was accused by prosecutors of conspiring with lobbyist Jack Abramoff to block legislation in exchange for money and later sought to illegally influence other public official.

Rudy plead guilty to fraud charges and violating the one-year lobbying ban faced by former government workers at a court hearing Friday."

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