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Texas Roundup

Posted on Dec 6, 2005

No get-out-of-jail-free card for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. A Texas court upheld a felony indictment for DeLay on charges of money laundering in connection with a 2002 Texas election. A separate indictment for criminal conspiracy was dismissed. Read the full story.

Read the full story.

See the money laundering indictment upheld Dec. 5, 2005 (from FindLaw).

See the criminal conspiracy indictment dismissed Dec. 5, 2005 (from FindLaw).

—Posted by Robert Scheer.

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By John Earl, December 8, 2005 at 9:13 am Link to this comment
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Justice Delayed is justice denied! I hope it’s swift and merciless!

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By NANCY LECLERC, December 7, 2005 at 1:02 pm Link to this comment
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Maybe someone aught to follow the money to NH Phonejaming fiasco or 2002, with Bush’s former New England campaign chairman, James Tobin, former state republican party chairman,Chuck McGee, Allen Raymond, based GOP Market place LLC.
The 15,000.00 GOP marketplace to donations the party received from Tom Delay PAC and Indian Tribes represented by Abramoff. Just some thought.

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