Former U.S. Rep. DeLay Convicted of Money Laundering
Tom DeLay, the former U.S. House majority leader from Sugar Land, was convicted on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering this afternoon.
DeLay, who left office in 2006, was accused of taking $190,000 in corporate contributions to his Texans for a Republican Majority PAC to the Republican National Committee, which then contributed the same amount — but from non-corporate sources — to seven candidates of TRMPAC's choosing.
That, a Travis County jury decided, was illegal. They convicted the former congressman of money laundering and of conspiracy to commit money laundering. He faces prison time of ...
Comments (8)
Beverly Kimbrough
While I have never found any reason to respect Tom DeLay, my preference would be to sentence him to probation. The damage to his public reputation is the most serious punishment for this crime.
WUSRPH
NOPE! He has got to do REAL TIME. That is the only way his kind will be afraid to do this and more in the future. Too bad it was not Karl Rove. Maybe next time!!
Laura Watts Kinnison via Texas Tribune on Facebook
As someone said on the NPR story--The Hammer goes to the Slammer!
Joe Estep via Texas Tribune on Facebook
tar and feathers
Michele Camera via Texas Tribune on Facebook
It's about time. Too bad the little weasel will figure out how to avoid doing the his time.
Brenda Duncan via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Just in time for Thanksgiving!
jpt51
Mr. "I am the federal government" is now learing the hard way what, ...,and Justice for All" means. No man is above the law. The read danger is what a vendictive Texas Legislatue will do in removing funding or changing the law enabling future corruption by public officials.
Hugh Nini, Sr
Has any one added up all the necessary time, tax money and effort that has been spent in the pursuit and conviction of this petty anti jerk - this is an example of the type of public servant that the wing nuts out there give us - every new so called "constitution loving" teapartier, cultural conservative (i.e. Dick Armey etc.) and libertarian (remember Jug ears) that has been sent to Washington to "take back our country" should be required to take a pop quiz on the Delay saga before they can cast the first vote.