A little something more to give thanks for tomorrow as Tom Delay was just found guilty of money laundering: A Travis County jury today found former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay guilty of political money laundering charges relating to a corporate money swap in the 2002 elections. The verdict came down five years after […]
BAM: The Austin appeals court erred in deciding that the state’s money-laundering statute – used to prosecute associates of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay – did not apply to transfers made via checks, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled today. The court’s 9-0 decision also upheld the state’s election laws prohibiting corporations […]
This goes to show you how much the Republican’s hate our justice system. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said he never thought the courts would prevent the Republican Party from replacing him on the November ballot, a Houston television station reported Thursday. “I’m very disappointed in our justice system. There doesn’t seem to be […]
The House Ethics Committee gets to work (some what): In a burst of activity that ended 16 months of inaction, the House ethics committee on Wednesday opened investigations of a Republican and a Democrat who are subjects of federal bribery inquiries. One lawmaker is connected to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Rep. Bob Ney (news, bio, […]
The Washington Post starts off with a nice description of Delay’s drop out: The pending resignation of former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), once one of the most powerful lawmakers in Washington, comes amid a federal criminal investigation that already has reached into his inner circle of longtime advisers. DeLay faces a trial later […]
It looks like “five in the noogin” John Gibson isn’t making enough off of his “War on Christmas” book so the conservatives are willing to lend him a hand: The “War on Christmas” has morphed into a “War on Christians.” Last December, some evangelical Christian groups declared that the religious celebration of Christmas — and […]
Another scandal is emerging in Washington which was spearheaded by Tom Delay. This one is another blatant abuse of power by the former Majority Leader: WASHINGTON  In a case that echoes the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal, two Northern California Republican congressmen used their official positions to try to stop a federal investigation of a […]
It seems like the Abramoff story is still gaining ground. According to Raw Story, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Abramoff’s assistance with prosecutors could now implicate 60 lawmakers: It remains unclear which lawmakers prosecutors are looking at, and also how persuasive Mr. Abramoff could be in helping to make potential cases against any […]
More bad news for Republicans. This courtesy of the Associated Press Scanlon Charged With Conspiracy to Defraud By PETE YOST, Associated Press Michael Scanlon, partner of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, was charged Friday with conspiring to defraud Indian tribes the two were representing of millions of dollars. In a one-count criminal information filed by the government, […]
From the Associated Press: Prosecutor Subpoenas DeLay Phone Records WASHINGTON – A Texas prosecutor subpoenaed telephone records for the home phone of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and his political campaign Thursday. Also subpoenaed were phone records for two numbers for his daughter, Dani DeLay Ferro. DeLay was indicted last week on charges of […]