Scanlon charged with conspiracy to defraud [AP]

[kpete]

Scanlon Charged
Posted by jesselee
Friday, November 18, 2005 at 1:52 PM

Gimme Five!

Scanlon charged with conspiracy to defraud

Michael Scanlon, partner of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, was charged Friday with conspiring to defraud Indian tribes the two were representing of millions of dollars.
In a one-count criminal information filed by the government, Scanlon was charged with conspiring with another lobbyist, who was not identified.

Although the document lists Scanlon's co-conspirator only as "Lobbyist A," it has been a matter of public record for more than a year that Scanlon and Abramoff had a fee-splitting arrangement and represented several Indian tribes.

The filing of a criminal information, rather than an indictment, often means prosecutors have reached a plea agreement with a defendant.

Justice Department spokesman Bryan Sierra confirmed that a hearing has been scheduled for Monday in Scanlon's case, but would provide no details.


http://www.dccc.org/stakeholder/archives/003923.html

[OldLeftieLawyer]

1. Here we go

I've maintained all along that this fucking "government" was going to be brought down by scabrous lobbyists (yes, that's redundant, I know), and this is the biggest crack in the wall so far.

Scanlon is a real punk - he'll sing, implicate, work a deal, and walk away with minimal or no time.

This is where the wheels hit the road, my DU friends. Keep your eye on this one - it's far more significant than what Fitzgerald's doing with the Plame matter. Really.