Abramoff to Plead Guilty, More Charges Filed
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060103/ap_on_re_us/lobbyist_fraudWASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors filed conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion charges against lobbyist Jack Abramoff Tuesday, a Justice Department official said, the same day his lawyer said he'd reached an agreement to plead guilty to two criminal charges in a Florida fraud case.
Abramoff was scheduled to appear at a hearing in U.S. District Court later Tuesday, Justice Department spokesman Bryan Sierra said.
Attorney Neal Sonnett said Abramoff would plead guilty to charges stemming from the 2000 purchase of a fleet of gambling boats and will also agree to cooperate in any ongoing federal investigations in Washington. Prosecutors there are investigating several members of Congress who allegedly received favors from Abramoff or his clients.
Abramoff will plead guilty to two of the six charges in a federal indictment, Sonnett said. U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck has scheduled a telephone status conference for later Tuesday.
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