Former House majority leader Tom DeLay was
sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a
money-laundering case stemming from the 2002
elections.
DeLay, once one of the most powerful
Republicans in Congress, was convicted in
November for illegally funneling $190,000 in
corporate money through the Republican National
Committee to help elect Republicans to the Texas
Legislature during the 2002 elections.
Texas judge Pat Priest sentenced DeLay to three
years on a conspiracy charge and also sentenced
him to five years in prison for money laundering.
Priest, however, allowed DeLay to accept 10
years probation on the money laundering charge,
assuming he meets certain conditions set by the
court.
DeLay could have received up to life in prison on
the money laundering and conspiracy charges.
The former Houston area congressman, known
as "The Hammer," was unrepentant today in
court. "I fought the fight. I ran the race. I kept the
faith," he said, according to the Austin American-
Statesman.
Former House speaker Dennis Hastert, DeLay's
former boss, attested to the character of his top
lieutenant. DeLay left Congress in 2006 and
served in the House's No. 2 job from 2003 to
2005.
DeLay was found guilty in November for illegally
funneling $190,000 in corporate money through
the Republican National Committee to help elect
Republicans to the Texas Legislature during the
2002 elections.
DeLay, 63, maintained his innocence even after he
was convicted last year, arguing a "miscarriage of
justice" and denouncing what he called "the
criminalization of politics."
Matt Angle, a former congressional aide who
heads up the Lone Star Project, said DeLay's
legacy will live on in Texas no matter how much
time prison time the Republican serves.
"There is little reason to feel comfort in justice
being served to Tom DeLay today," said Angle,
an aide to former congressman Martin Frost, a
Texas Democrat. "His corrupt, partisan legacy
lives on in Austin and is being practiced
enthusiastically by the Republicans currently
control in Texas."
Source: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/01/prosecutors-seek-jail-time-for-tom-delay-/1
sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a
money-laundering case stemming from the 2002
elections.
DeLay, once one of the most powerful
Republicans in Congress, was convicted in
November for illegally funneling $190,000 in
corporate money through the Republican National
Committee to help elect Republicans to the Texas
Legislature during the 2002 elections.
Texas judge Pat Priest sentenced DeLay to three
years on a conspiracy charge and also sentenced
him to five years in prison for money laundering.
Priest, however, allowed DeLay to accept 10
years probation on the money laundering charge,
assuming he meets certain conditions set by the
court.
DeLay could have received up to life in prison on
the money laundering and conspiracy charges.
The former Houston area congressman, known
as "The Hammer," was unrepentant today in
court. "I fought the fight. I ran the race. I kept the
faith," he said, according to the Austin American-
Statesman.
Former House speaker Dennis Hastert, DeLay's
former boss, attested to the character of his top
lieutenant. DeLay left Congress in 2006 and
served in the House's No. 2 job from 2003 to
2005.
DeLay was found guilty in November for illegally
funneling $190,000 in corporate money through
the Republican National Committee to help elect
Republicans to the Texas Legislature during the
2002 elections.
DeLay, 63, maintained his innocence even after he
was convicted last year, arguing a "miscarriage of
justice" and denouncing what he called "the
criminalization of politics."
Matt Angle, a former congressional aide who
heads up the Lone Star Project, said DeLay's
legacy will live on in Texas no matter how much
time prison time the Republican serves.
"There is little reason to feel comfort in justice
being served to Tom DeLay today," said Angle,
an aide to former congressman Martin Frost, a
Texas Democrat. "His corrupt, partisan legacy
lives on in Austin and is being practiced
enthusiastically by the Republicans currently
control in Texas."
Source: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/01/prosecutors-seek-jail-time-for-tom-delay-/1
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