Tag: conspiracy charges

The auditor of my county, Kay Rogers, pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges today and faces up to 33 years in prison.  I wonder what John Boehner has to say about this since he endorsed her in 2004?

Today’s most viewed story on the Washington Post is this: Republican presidential candidate Fred D. Thompson has been crisscrossing the country since early this summer on a private jet lent to him by a businessman and close adviser who has a criminal record for drug dealing. Thompson selected the businessman, Philip Martin, to raise seed […]

The key issue of next week’s elections is Iraq and a hopeful start to oversight of the disaster Bush got us into. Now we find out that the administration gets rid of the only person who was conducting oversight in the war. Investigations led by a Republican lawyer named Stuart W. Bowen Jr. in Iraq […]

Well the funeral of Ken Lay visitors that could comprise the whose who of neo-cons: More than 1,000 mourners gathered at First United Methodist Church, where Lay had been a member. They included friends, former Enron employees and erstwhile dignitaries, including former President George H.W. Bush, former Secretary of State James A. Baker III and […]

Now that the Abramoff probe has yielded a conviction that touches the White House, I wonder how they will spin it: David H. Safavian, a former Bush administration official with close ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, was found guilty today in federal court of four of five felony charges against him in connection with […]

While we keep waiting to see what happens next with Fitzgerald’s investigation we also get more exciting news from the Abramoff investigation: A former congressional aide and business associate of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff has agreed to plead guilty to charges in connection with the investigation of influence-peddling and public corruption, a federal law enforcement […]

Seems like Tom Delay can’t get a break at all: AUSTIN, Texas – The state’s highest criminal court on Monday denied Rep. Tom DeLay’s request that the money laundering charges against him be dismissed or sent back to a lower court for an immediate trial. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied the requests with […]

This story came out yesterday and it merits repeating: US Republicans calling for elections to replace DeLay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About two dozen Republicans have promised to sign a petition calling for elections to permanently replace Rep. Tom DeLay as majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, aides said on Friday. “We have commitments […]

First I will start in the west where another recall has occurred: SPOKANE, Wash. – Mayor James E. West was recalled from office Tuesday in a special election over allegations he offered jobs and perks to young men he met in a gay Internet chat room. West, 54, must leave his position when the election […]

Tom Delay has a hearing tomorrow regarding a motion to dismiss the charges brought onto him by Ronnie Earle. While Tom Delay may be going to bed thinking positively about tomorrow’s hearing, another problem looms. That problem is named Mike Scanlon. Today Scanlon pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges. He has not been sentenced yet […]