Former DeLay aide pleads guilty in conspiracy case
Michael Scanlon, a former partner to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to bribe public officials, a charge growing out of the government investigation of attempts to defraud Indian tribes and corrupt a member of Congress.
Scanlon, a former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle and agreed to pay restitution totaling more than $19 million to the tribes.
Scanlon, who is expected to cooperate in the investigation of Abramoff and members of Congress, could face up to five years in prison.
Outside the courthouse, Scanlon attorney Plato Cacheris said his client “is regretful for what happened to the tribes” and is trying to do what is right by cooperating with the investigation.
Source: Democratic Underground
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