Reply #4: Roll Call: More Prosecutions Possible from Abramoff

[L. Coyote]

Bush and Cheney on that list?

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More Prosecutions Possible from Abramoff
By Paul Singer - August 28, 2008 - http://www.rollcall.com/news/27729-1.html

A government motion seeking a reduced sentence for disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff also includes ominous hints that other “public officials” remain under investigation ... the government on Wednesday requested that Abramoff’s sentence be tempered by the “extraordinary cooperation” he has provided ....

The Justice Department brief also mentions that “there remain several ongoing or completed investigations of Abramoff and the relationships that he had with various public officials.” .... the department has submitted a sealed description of these investigations to the court.

According to the brief, the ongoing investigations cover “the same type of conduct which was outlined in Abramoff’s plea documents. In other words, the allegations are that the lobbyists provided a stream of things of value to public officials in exchange for a stream of official action.”

A number of Members’ names have surfaced ... including Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.) and former Reps. Ernest Istook (R-Okla.) and Tom DeLay (R-Texas).....