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Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Abramoff Expected to Plead Guilty

2006 promises to be a political tempest for Bush and it starts with today’s news about Jack Abramoff. The spin will begin that he was greasing both sides of the aisle but the reality is the "right" has a lot to be worried about.

Abramoff Expected to Plead Guilty to 3 Felony Charges

By William Branigin and James Grimaldi
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, January 3, 2006; 12:24 PM

Former high-powered lobbyist Jack Abramoff is expected to plead guilty today to three felony charges in a deal with federal prosecutors that would clear the way for his testimony about members of Congress and congressional staffers in a wide-ranging political corruption investigation.

Abramoff was scheduled to appear at 12:15 p.m. in U.S. District Court in Washington to plead guilty to three counts charging him with conspiracy, honest-services fraud and tax evasion, said Bryan Sierra, a spokesman for the Justice Department.
Read more: Washington Post

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