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(Abramoff scandal) Court upholds former congressional staffer's conviction
Source: Reuters
Court upholds former congressional staffer's conviction
BY LAWRENCE HURLEY
WASHINGTON Tue Aug 12, 2014 11:46am EDT
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a former House of Representatives staff member for receiving gifts from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff's firm including baseball World Series tickets and a visit to a strip club.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected the claims raised on appeal by Fraser Verrusio, who was convicted in 2011 of conspiring and accepting an illegal gratuity and making false statements.
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Verrusio was policy director on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure under then-chairman Don Young of Alaska, a Republican. Abramoff's firm's client, United Rentals, was at the time of the trip attempting to insert favorable language into a transportation bill.
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BY LAWRENCE HURLEY
WASHINGTON Tue Aug 12, 2014 11:46am EDT
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a former House of Representatives staff member for receiving gifts from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff's firm including baseball World Series tickets and a visit to a strip club.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected the claims raised on appeal by Fraser Verrusio, who was convicted in 2011 of conspiring and accepting an illegal gratuity and making false statements.
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Verrusio was policy director on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure under then-chairman Don Young of Alaska, a Republican. Abramoff's firm's client, United Rentals, was at the time of the trip attempting to insert favorable language into a transportation bill.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/12/us-usa-court-abramoff-idUSKBN0GC1GC20140812