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Two More Tom DeLay Associates Indicted

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Tue Sep 13, 2005 at 08:43:09 PM EST
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Two more associates of Tom DeLay have been indicted by a Texas grand jury.

Two associates of U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay were charged today with two additional felony charges of violating Texas election law and criminal conspiracy to violate election law for their role in the 2002 legislative races. The indictment is the seventh this month from a Travis County grand jury investigating the use of corporate money in the campaigns that gave Republicans control of the Texas House.

It is unlikely DeLay will be indicted. Roll Call (subscription only) reported today:

The recently disclosed meeting between House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) and a prosecutor investigating allegations of state campaign finance violations is a strong signal that DeLay is trying to put a longstanding Texas investigation behind him as he prepares for a potential probe by the House ethics committee.

DeLay and his lawyers met with Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle and his aides for about 90 minutes on Aug. 17 in the Public Integrity unit of the Travis County DA's office. Sources close to both men described the meeting as cordial and said DeLay was treated more like a witness than a potential target of the probe.

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    Two More Tom DeLay Associates Indicted | 2 comments (2 topical)
    Re: Two More Tom DeLay Associates Indicted (none / 0) (#1)
    by scarshapedstar on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:47 PM EST
    Sources close to both men described the meeting as cordial
    Or at least as cordial as a meeting can be when that thing is involved.

    Re: Two More Tom DeLay Associates Indicted (none / 0) (#2)
    by BigTex on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:52 PM EST
    This may be enough to cost him his seat in the primary. Lampson will have a much harder time beating a GOP who isn't Delay. Rumors here are spreading like wildfire that Delay will have a primary battle. Securing the seat for the GOP may be enough to back the yet unnamed challenger into victory come March.

    Two More Tom DeLay Associates Indicted | 2 comments (2 topical)