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Last week produced the biggest development yet in the case: a plea agreement by public relations man Scanlon, who was once a press secretary for Texas Congressman Tom DeLay. In the agreement, Scanlon acknowledged that he and "Lobbyist A" (Abramoff) showered "Representative #1" (Ohio Congressman Bob Ney) and his staff with lavish trips, tickets to sporting events and concerts, sports-arena boxes for fund raisers, campaign contributions, golf outings and free meals at Abramoff's "upscale restaurant," Signatures. The plea agreement alleges that Ney, chairman of the House Administration Committee, provided "official acts and influence," including introducing legislation, and giving...
...plea agreement suggests that Ney is only one of numerous public officials the feds are looking at and that Scanlon, who has been cooperating with them since June, could be their star witness. Says Scanlon's attorney Stephen Braga: "The government's investigation is much broader--and Mr. Scanlon's cooperation in that investigation is much more extensive--than [the facts] recited in the plea-agreement papers." Adding to lawmakers' concerns is that federal authorities may be lowering the bar for corruption cases from earlier scandals in which, typically, individuals blatantly handed politicians expensive gifts and cash. At a time...
...PLEADED GUILTY. OMRI SHARON, 41, Israeli member of parliament and son of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon; to illegal campaign fund-raising; in Tel Aviv. Accepting a plea bargain, the younger Sharon admitted to falsifying corporate records, perjury and violating fund-raising laws during his father's 1999 campaign to lead Israel's right-wing Likud Party. Sharon's guilty plea means he must step down as a Likud legislator...
...check the ever-present threat of protectionism," says a petition signed this month by the chief executives of 60 companies including Microsoft, Nestl? and corporations as far afield as China and Pakistan. The statement urged governments to "redouble their efforts to break out of the current impasse." A similar plea came from 21 leaders of Pacific Rim countries attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in South Korea last week. They issued a statement urging developed countries to be more flexible on farm subsidies so trade liberalization can move forward...
...that he was not surprised by the DA’s request to move the case to a higher court. “It’s a routine thing,” he said. Fernandez said it was too early to tell if the DA would offer a plea bargain, or if Purdy would accept it. Purdy is due back in court in front of a grand jury on December 7. -Staff Writer Sarah E.F. Milov can be reached at milov@fas.harvard.edu...