Prosecutors Appeal on DeLay Indictment

[Rose Siding]

AUSTIN, Texas -- Prosecutors in the case against U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay have asked the state's highest criminal court to reinstate an indictment accusing the former House majority leader of conspiring to violate election laws.

The appeal filed with the Court of Criminal Appeals Friday had been expected and likely postpones a trial for DeLay on a separate money laundering charge.

A Travis County grand jury indicted DeLay and political consultants John Colyandro and Jim Ellis last year on money laundering and conspiracy charges, stemming from a 2002 campaign finance transaction.

Prosecutors accuse the three of funneling $190,000 in corporate money to the Republican National Committee, which then donated the same amount to Texas candidates. Under Texas law, corporate money can't be directly used for political campaigns.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/20/AR2006052000695.html

[stepnw1f]

1. Good... Hang Him High (nt)

[sutz12]

2. Amen......get him!

[rodeodance]

3. and it goes on and on.

[MnFats]

4. at the risk of sounding like I'm gloating...

....
pour it on. get every goddamn indictment, ticket, tab charge etc. against this bastard.

Ok, I admit it. I'm gloating.

[corbett]

5. He Needs To Spend 10 Years In A Cell With An Inmate Named Big Blue!

He deserves a fate even worse than Cunningham got. Hang 'em high, indeed!

http://houseofscandal.org/main.html

[wordpix2]

6. go get 'im, GJ and TX prosecutors! Let these repukes know we're not

taking it anymore!!! :evilgrin:

[Judi Lynn]

7. Prosecutors ask to get DeLay charge restored

May 20, 2006, 11:06PM
Prosecutors ask to get DeLay charge restored

Associated Press

AUSTIN - Prosecutors in the case against U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay have asked Texas' highest criminal court to reinstate an indictment accusing the former House majority leader and two associates of conspiring to violate state election laws.

The appeal filed with the Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday had been expected. It likely postpones a trial for DeLay on a separate money laundering charge.

A Travis County grand jury indicted DeLay and political consultants John Colyandro and Jim Ellis last year on money laundering and conspiracy charges.

A district judge later threw out the conspiracy indictment and let stand the money laundering charge.
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http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/3877481.html

[Breeze54]

8. Alright !!

I guess Tom's work is done here! This guy thinks so!


:)