More...The latest news reported today by the LA Times is that Travis County prosecutors are breaking through the wall of silence about the Hammer's fundraising activities and convincing to donors to flip. With the same strategy used against the mafia and Enron (at least one of which DeLay is intimately familiar with), the noose is tightening. The two companies to flip, Sears and DCS, are among eight indicted for illegal contributions, and negotiations continue with the other six.[...]
By getting the cooperation of these donors, prosecutors can then turn their attention to DeLay's top and already indicted aides and offer them a similar deal -- give up your boss to avoid prosecution (or perhaps plead to a lesser charge). The Times story makes clear their calculation:
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The aides face 10-year prison sentences if convicted.
"If you are looking at 10 … years in jail, are you going to take the hit for Tom DeLay?" the source asked.
Friday, January 14, 2005
Further DeLay
That's Boffoblog's post title for an update on the tribulations of "The Hammer". (Links are embedded.)
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