"Former DeLay Aide Pleads Guilty"

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON (AP) - A former top aide to Rep. Tom DeLay pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy and promised to cooperate with a federal investigation of bribery and lobbying fraud that has so far netted three convictions and prompted calls for ethics reform in Congress.

Tony Rudy, DeLay's former deputy chief of staff, admitted to conspiring with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff both while Rudy worked for DeLay and after he left the lawmaker's staff to become a lobbyist himself.

He faces up to five years in prison, but could receive much less based on the extent of his help with the investigation, U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle told Rudy at a court hearing in Washington.

As a top aide to DeLay in his role as House majority leader, Rudy took payments from Abramoff in 2000, then helped stop an Internet gambling bill opposed by Abramoff's clients, according to court papers.

http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20060331/D8GMMSLO0.html?PG=home&SEC=news

[Trevelyan]

1. K&R Why isn't Delay in jail??? Who is now the prosecutor for this case?

[MadisonProgressive]

2. Even worse news for Delay! But GREAT news for me!!!

[sasquatch]

3. Uh-oh! Looks like DeLay is getting closer to the Big House

:bounce:

[Pithy Cherub]

4. Pharisee DeLay's chickens are coming home to roost.

bwahaha! Pretty sure this is part of the Christian conspiracy to advocate against indicted congress critters...