{"id":2228,"date":"2006-01-03T08:28:43","date_gmt":"2006-01-03T12:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2006-01-03T08:28:43","modified_gmt":"2006-01-03T12:28:43","slug":"abramoff-reaches-plea-deal-with-federal-prosecutors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=2228","title":{"rendered":"Abramoff Reaches Plea Deal with Federal Prosecutors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guest blogged by David Edwards<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

<\/a>This morning, lawyers for super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff revealed a plea deal where Abramoff will plea guilty to fraud charges in a Florida fraud investigation. In return for the deal, Abramoff agreed to cooperate with any other federal investigations. AP has filed this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Republicans are worried about information that may implicate as many as a dozen in Congress including Tom DeLay and Bob Ney. Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT) is up for re-election and has returned more than $100,000 in campaign donations. Polls in Montana show that Senator Burns’ constituents are becoming concerned about his dealings with Abramoff.<\/p>\n

ThinkProgress<\/a> and RAW STORY<\/a> are reporting that a news conference will be held at 12:30 et today. Some DU members suspect that the Abramoff scandal is masking foreign influence peddling<\/a> by the GOP. <\/p>\n

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UPDATE:<\/b> David Corn asks “What’s Good for Abramoff Is Good For America?<\/a>” And in a just-published piece, Mad Cow Morning News<\/a><\/i> follows David Corn’s reasoning to a grave possibility:<\/p>\n

But Federal prosecutors aren’t just doling out justice. They appear to be putting a cover-up in place. <\/p>\n

\u201cCasino Jack\u201d Abramoff and minion Adam Kidan just may be about to get away with murder.<\/p><\/div>\n

At the press conference, the prosecutor read out the charges against Abramoff and then in a forceful but rehearsed voice said that “government officials and government action are not for sale. The Justice Department will aggressively investigate and prosecute these types of cases which have a devastating impact on the public’s trust of government. We will not shy away from that responsibility no matter where the trail leads.<\/i>” <\/p>\n

The prosecution of public officials by the DOJ has increased 90% in 3 years. When asked, the prosecutor chose not to give an explanation for the increase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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