Sunday, April 02, 2006
"Employment for the Relatives of Officials"
OK, this is my first bleg.
The most interesting thing I read in The Factual Basis for the Plea of Tony Rudy appears on page three. In paragraph nine, I learn that "The things of value corruptly given to . . . others included . . . employment for the relatives of officials."
The vagueness of this statement leads me to believe that this is, in part, some of the information Rudy will give to investigators. Here is my bleg: What relatives of officials were given employment? I assume that "officials" must be government employees, but I would also like to hear any disagreement on that assumption.
Let me kick off:
1. Lisa Rudy. According to Tony Rudy's statement, Lisa Rudy's consulting firm, Liberty Consulting received payments from Abramoff related sources for seven months while he was still employed by DeLay. The fact that Tony Rudy went into some detail about this in his statement leads me to believe that his own wife is not one of the "others" mentioned in paragraph nine.
2. Christine DeLay. Wife of Tom DeLay, she was paid in excess of $100,000 by Ed Buckham's firm, Alexander Strategy Group. DeLay's lawyer said that Christine DeLay earned this money by providing Buckham a list of lawmakers' favorite charities.
3. Julie Doolittle. Wife of Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA), Julie owned Sierra Dominion Financial Solutions. Her firm had four clients according to the San Diego Union Tribune: John Doolittle's PAC, Abramoff's lobbying firm, Abramoff's restaurant, and an organization created by Ed Buckham.
4. Mary Hayworth. Wife of Rep. J. D. Hayworth (R-AZ), Mary Hayworth is the sole employee of J. D. Hayworth's PAC, T.E.A.M. PAC. According to KPHO-TV, T.E.A.M. PAC has paid Mary Hayworth $130,000 while receiving $83,000 in Abramoff-related contributions. I'm sure T.E.A.M. PAC did a lot more than receive money from Abramoff. This means the Mary Hayworth connection is much less direct than the others, but I'm trying to populate my list with plausible candidates.
Please respond in the comments if you have any other possibilities for our "relatives of officials" who may have received sham employment.
The most interesting thing I read in The Factual Basis for the Plea of Tony Rudy appears on page three. In paragraph nine, I learn that "The things of value corruptly given to . . . others included . . . employment for the relatives of officials."
The vagueness of this statement leads me to believe that this is, in part, some of the information Rudy will give to investigators. Here is my bleg: What relatives of officials were given employment? I assume that "officials" must be government employees, but I would also like to hear any disagreement on that assumption.
Let me kick off:
1. Lisa Rudy. According to Tony Rudy's statement, Lisa Rudy's consulting firm, Liberty Consulting received payments from Abramoff related sources for seven months while he was still employed by DeLay. The fact that Tony Rudy went into some detail about this in his statement leads me to believe that his own wife is not one of the "others" mentioned in paragraph nine.
2. Christine DeLay. Wife of Tom DeLay, she was paid in excess of $100,000 by Ed Buckham's firm, Alexander Strategy Group. DeLay's lawyer said that Christine DeLay earned this money by providing Buckham a list of lawmakers' favorite charities.
3. Julie Doolittle. Wife of Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA), Julie owned Sierra Dominion Financial Solutions. Her firm had four clients according to the San Diego Union Tribune: John Doolittle's PAC, Abramoff's lobbying firm, Abramoff's restaurant, and an organization created by Ed Buckham.
4. Mary Hayworth. Wife of Rep. J. D. Hayworth (R-AZ), Mary Hayworth is the sole employee of J. D. Hayworth's PAC, T.E.A.M. PAC. According to KPHO-TV, T.E.A.M. PAC has paid Mary Hayworth $130,000 while receiving $83,000 in Abramoff-related contributions. I'm sure T.E.A.M. PAC did a lot more than receive money from Abramoff. This means the Mary Hayworth connection is much less direct than the others, but I'm trying to populate my list with plausible candidates.
Please respond in the comments if you have any other possibilities for our "relatives of officials" who may have received sham employment.
# posted by ACR @ Sunday, April 02, 2006 
