Reply #38: He's Facing New Charges... [View All]

[Peter Frank]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/05/AR2005100502030.html


By Thomas B. Edsall
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 6, 2005; Page A05

"David H. Safavian, former chief of White House procurement policy, was indicted yesterday on five counts of lying about his dealings with former Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff and impeding a Senate investigation of him.

The indictment accuses Safavian, who previously served as former chief of staff for the General Services Administration, of falsely telling GSA officials that Abramoff had no dealings with the agency at a time in 2002, the government alleges, that Abramoff was seeking to obtain use of two GSA properties with Safavian's assistance..."