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[TX Rep] DeLay's Former Aide Tony Rudy to Plead Guilty in Abramoff Case
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Mar 31, 2006 12:22pm |
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| News Date | Friday, March 31, 2006 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Former congressional staffer Tony Rudy has agreed to plead guilty in a case stemming from the corruption probe of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, bringing the scandal closer to the door of his one-time boss, Representative Tom DeLay.
Rudy, 39, is appearing in federal court in Washington today in a proceeding described in a court document as a plea. A criminal information filed in court lists a conspiracy charge against Rudy. The government files a criminal information when someone has agreed to plead guilty.
The agreement may provide prosecutors with a crucial window into Abramoff's attempts to corrupt public officials. A prominent Republican fundraiser, Abramoff, 47, had connections throughout Congress and in the administration of President George W. Bush. DeLay once called him ``one of my closest and dearest friends.''
Rudy most recently was a partner in the now-defunct Alexander Strategy Group, a Washington lobbying firm that relied on its ties to DeLay to win business. DeLay, a Texas Republican, served as House majority leader until he was indicted in a separate campaign-fundraising abuse case last year. |
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