Lawyer Says DOJ Ends Criminal Probe of Tom DeLay [View All]

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Source: Associated Press

A lawyer for former congressman Tom DeLay says the Justice Department has ended a probe of DeLay and will not file any criminal charges.

The six-year criminal investigation focused on DeLay's ties to imprisoned former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

One of DeLay's lawyers, Richard Cullen, said Monday the Justice Department's Office of Public Integrity informed DeLay's legal team early last week that it was ending the investigation. The Justice Department has not publicly commented on whether the investigation has ended.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/08/16/us/politics/AP-US-DeLay-Abramoff.html?hp

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DeLay Will Not Face Federal Charges
A separate state probe in Texas into an alleged scheme to funnel corporate money in the 2002 campaign remains open, Cullen said. DeLay and two other men are allegedly raised $190,000 in corporate money in Texas through a fundraising committee and sent it the Republican National Committee, which then gave the money to candidates in Texas, a state which bans corporate donations.
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