Tom Delay has been indicted by another Texas grand jury for money laundering.
From the
Associated Press:
Grand Jury Indicts DeLay on New Charge
By APRIL CASTRO, Associated Press Writer
A Texas grand jury indicted Rep. Tom DeLay on a new charge of money
laundering Monday, less than a week after another grand jury leveled a
conspiracy charge that forced DeLay to temporarily step down as House
majority leader.Both indictments accuse DeLay and two political associates of conspiring
to get around a state ban on corporate campaign contributions by funneling
the money through a political action committee to the Republican National
Committee in Washington.The RNC then sent back like amounts to distribute to Texas candidates in
2002, the indictment alleges.The new indictment came hours after DeLay’s attorneys filed a request to
dismiss the case. That request argued that the conspiracy charge was based
on a law that was not effective until 2003, the year after the alleged money
transfers.The judge who will preside in DeLay’s case was out of the country on
vacation and could not rule on the request. Other state district judges
declined to rule on the request in his place, said Colleen Davis, a law
clerk to Austin attorney Bill White, also represents DeLay.