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December 19, 2008

Abramoff associate Safavian convicted again in lobbying scandal

Posted: December 19th, 2008 01:44 PM ET

From CNN Justice Producer Terry Frieden

WASHINGTON (CNN) - A federal court jury in Washington Friday convicted David Safavian, a former associate of disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, on four of five criminal counts.

The verdict marks the second time a jury has found Safavian guilty of one count of obstruction of justice and three counts of making false statements to federal investigators.

Safavian, 42, is a former chief of staff at the General Services Administration charged with trying to cover up his role in a lavish Abramoff-sponsored golf trip to Scotland and Abramoff's dealings with the GSA.

Former Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Ney, who accepted the expenses-paid golf trip from Abramoff, pleaded guilty to corruption charges in 2006.

Abramoff is currently serving a four-year prison sentence after his guilty plea on corruption charges.

Safavian's 2006 conviction, also on four of five counts, was overturned last summer by an appeals court. If this conviction is upheld he would face a maximum of five years in prison on each of the four counts.

He received an 18-month sentence after his previous conviction.

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Seattle Sue		December 19th, 2008 5:25 pm ET When will Tom Delay get his day in court? I wonder if Bush will pardon him.

Texas Teacher		December 19th, 2008 5:14 pm ET Bush Begone... that is the point I was going to make... let's see what his late night pardons are before he leaves office... he has a lot to pardon... including himself and Cheney! But whatever he does.... I will simply be grateful to see him walk out of DC and back to wherever he plans to go! I thought it was going to be Crawford... but I recently heard he was going to bless Dallas with his residence! Barf.... poor Texas! One of the homes of Good Ole Boy politics!

Once you vote Black		December 19th, 2008 4:45 pm ET Q: Why were the people made at Delay? A: He tried to Jack Abramoff'

G.R.I.T.S. - Girl Raised in the South		December 19th, 2008 4:10 pm ET It makes me sick that people can meddle in the running of our country, literally trying to make the government OF THE PEOPLE work only for their own interests, yet they get less jail time than a 20 year old with a bag of weed. The justice system is often unfair.

BUSH BEGONE		December 19th, 2008 3:31 pm ET I hope they drag their feet sending him to jail, otw, the shrub will be able to give him a pardon before he leaves office.

Vicki5		December 19th, 2008 3:28 pm ET "Another one down, and another one down, and another one bites the dust"

Sherrol in Canada		December 19th, 2008 2:56 pm ET Send the crook to jail.
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