Jack Abramoff leaves the Federal Courthouse in Washington Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy, tax evasion and mail fraud and agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors in bringing Tom Delay, Bob Ney, Ralph Reed and Grover Norquist and many other Republicans to justice
Former high-powered lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty today to three felony charges in a deal with federal prosecutors that helps clear the way for his testimony about members of Congress and congressional staffers in a wide-ranging political corruption investigation.
Appearing crestfallen and speaking softly in U.S. District Court in Washington early this afternoon, Abramoff, 46, expressed deep sorrow for what he called his "multitude of mistakes" in a career that once brought him to the pinnacle of power and influence among Washington lobbyists. After pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy, mail fraud and tax evasion, he told U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle that he would seek forgiveness from God and from those he had wronged.
An attorney for Abramoff, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement that his client "intends to continue to work with the Justice Department and others to fully resolve all matters of interest, to provide restitution to anyone he has harmed, and to seek absolution from all."
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Republican's Money Man Pleads Guilty
Jack Abramoff leaves the Federal Courthouse in Washington Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy, tax evasion and mail fraud and agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors in bringing Tom Delay, Bob Ney, Ralph Reed and Grover Norquist and many other Republicans to justice
Former high-powered lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty today to three felony charges in a deal with federal prosecutors that helps clear the way for his testimony about members of Congress and congressional staffers in a wide-ranging political corruption investigation.
Appearing crestfallen and speaking softly in U.S. District Court in Washington early this afternoon, Abramoff, 46, expressed deep sorrow for what he called his "multitude of mistakes" in a career that once brought him to the pinnacle of power and influence among Washington lobbyists. After pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy, mail fraud and tax evasion, he told U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle that he would seek forgiveness from God and from those he had wronged.
An attorney for Abramoff, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement that his client "intends to continue to work with the Justice Department and others to fully resolve all matters of interest, to provide restitution to anyone he has harmed, and to seek absolution from all."
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