Tony Rudy, DeLay's former deputy chief of staff, admitted to conspiring with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff both while Rudy worked for DeLay and after he left the lawmaker's staff to become a lobbyist himself.Like with his "closest and dearest friend" Jack Abramoff will DeLay deny knowing his top aide? Will DeLay's lawyer say that Tom DeLay will stand by him and then a month later drop him like a hot potato?
He faces up to five years in prison, but could receive much less based on the extent of his help with the investigation, U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle told Rudy at a court hearing in Washington.
As a top aide to DeLay in his role as House majority leader, Rudy took payments from Abramoff in 2000, then helped stop an Internet gambling bill opposed by Abramoff's clients, according to court papers.
Friday, March 31, 2006
Capitol Hill Blue - Former DeLay aide cops plea, makes deal
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