AP: Tribe Told to Reroute DeLay Checks

[southernleftylady]

ELTON, La. - A casino-rich tribe wrote checks for at least $55,000 to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's political groups, but the donations were never publicly disclosed and the tribe was directed to divert the money to other groups that helped Republicans, tribal documents show.
Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, now under criminal investigation, told the Coushatta Indian tribe, a client, to cancel its checks to the DeLay groups in 2001 and 2002 and route the money to more obscure groups that helped Republicans on Medicare prescription drug legislation and Christian voter outreach.

DeLay's Texans for a Republican Majority and Americans for a Republican Majority never reported receiving any checks from the Louisiana tribe to federal or state regulators, their reports show. The donations, however, are recorded in memos and ledgers kept by the tribe.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050621/ap_on_go_co/delay_tribal_donations_1

[LightningFlash]

1. Scandalman....He just gets better and better.

On Nightline tonight.

[BOSSHOG]

2. Dontcha just hate those memos and ledgers

Poor fucking tommy; all he was trying to do was help lil christian nazi groups "reach out." I guess he didn't want to get the money because he didn't want the credit. Kinda like an anonymous contribution. What a guy!!

[Snotcicles]

3. Diabolical Delay sums it up n/t

[KharmaTrain]

4. Here We Go...Watch Nightline Tonight

Looks like this story is starting to heat up...and GOOD!

There a bunch of other scumbags in this mess, too. Ralph Reed being one of them.

These are federal charges they're screwing with and not related to the Texas investigation.

Nightline is supposed to be covering this story tonight...methinks the timing of this news story means there's gonna be some new revelations coming up tonight.

:popcorn:

[LeahD]

5. Hope the story catches fire. Kick. n/t

[anarchy1999]

9. Don't HOPE! MAKE IT!!

n/t

[southernleftylady]

6. kick

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. According to NPR

This whole investigation into Abramoff is because John McCain wants to run for president again.

When is NPR going to learn, that no matter how much Bu$hCo ass they kiss, it will never be enough?

[anarchy1999]

8. Now here is 3,000 plus who hoos!

I can't do it, but you all get the idea!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:


Mr. DeLay, you be going down, soon.

[KoKo]

10. kick...

[anarchy1999]

11. And just another well deserved kick!

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