Grand jury indicts 32 over campaign funds (DeLay's PAC)

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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apwashington_story.asp?category=1153&slug=Election%20Investigation

AUSTIN, Texas -- A grand jury handed up 32 indictments for an alleged scheme to make illegal campaign contributions through a political action committee associated with House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

DeLay, who was not charged, accused the prosecutor of using the investigation for political purposes.

"This has been a dragged out 500-day investigation, and you do the political math. This is no different than other kinds of partisan attacks that have been leveled against me that are dropped after elections," the Texas Republican said.

A Travis County grand jury on Tuesday indicted three political operatives and eight companies, alleging campaign finance violations related to corporate money spent in the 2002 legislative races. The corporate donations were made to Texans for a Republican Majority, a political action committee created with help from DeLay.

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Texas law prohibits the use of corporate money for political activity.

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just wish that noose would close over DeLay's greedy fist :sigh:

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