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.

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  • See the money laundering indictment upheld Dec. 5, 2005 (from FindLaw).
  • See the criminal conspiracy indictment dismissed Dec. 5, 2005 (from FindLaw).
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