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Abramoff probe edges closer to Tom DeLay
Updated: 1/4/2006 12:32 PM
By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Prosecutors expect to get a lot of information from lobbyist Jack Abramoff as a result of a deal that clears that way for a widespread Capitol Hill corruption probe.
Prosecutors say Abramoff is telling them about alleged bribes to lawmakers and their aides on issues ranging from Internet gambling to wireless phone service in the House.
Court papers in the case refer to an aide to then-House Majority Whip Tom DeLay who helped stop anti-gambling legislation regarding the Internet. The papers say Abramoff paid the staffer's wife $50,000 from clients that benefited from the staffer's actions.
DeLay, a Texas Republican, voted against his party on the Internet anti-gambling legislation that was designed to make it easier for authorities to stop online gambling sites.
DeLay attorney Richard Cullen said the investigation will show his client did nothing wrong.
DeLay to give Abramoff-linked campaign contributions to charity
WASHINGTON -- A spokesman said Congressman Tom DeLay will give to charities campaign contributions linked to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
DeLay spokesman Kevin Madden disclosed the former U.S. House majority leader's intentions in an e-mail on Wednesday.
The Sugar Land Republican received at least $57,000 in political contributions from Abramoff, his lobbying associates or his tribal clients between 2001 and 2004.
DeLay is now awaiting trial in Austin on charges of laundering campaign money used in races for the state legislature.
Abramoff pleaded guilty on Tuesday to three corruption-related charges. Prosecutors expect details from Abramoff as a result of a plea deal that clears that way for a widespread Capitol Hill corruption probe.
Prosecutors say Abramoff is telling them about alleged bribes to lawmakers and their aides on issues ranging from Internet gambling to wireless phone service in the House.
Bush campaign also returning contributions
WASHINGTON -- President Bush's re-election campaign is returning thousands of dollars in contributions tied to lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
A day after Abramoff admitted bribing members of Congress, White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said the money will be donated to the American Heart Association.
As a so-called “pioneer,'' Abramoff raised at least $100,000 for Bush's 2004 effort.
However, McClellan indicates the amount returned will be less than that. Since the campaign has gone out of business, the Republican National Committee will make the donation.
McClellan said the president doesn't know Abramoff. But the spokesman acknowledges Bush may have met the lobbyist at one of three White House Hanukkah receptions he attended.