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Former Bush White House Official Gets 1 Year For Lying About Ties to Disgraced Lobbyist Jack Abramoff

allan15 years ago11 years ago02 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The taint of lobbyist Jack Abramoff surfaced again when a federal judge on Friday sentenced a former Bush White House official to one year in prison for lying about his ties to Abramhoff. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman sentenced David H. Safavian, former General Services Administration (GSA) Chief…

Jury Deadlocks in Trial of Abramoff Associate

allan15 years ago15 years ago02 mins

Lobbyist Jack Abramoff became the poster child for lobbyist/political corruption on Capitol Hill. His associate Kevin Ring is lucky to have gotten off with a mistrial. It’s not likely that the government will go after him again considering that the jury deadlocked on all 8 counts–unless the votes on some or all of the counts…