Friday, March 17, 2006
Jack is singing a pretty tune
And the prosecutors want to hear more. According to CNN, Federal prosecutors have requested and a federal judge has granted a delay in sentencing until June.
Have these damned Bushoviks really made me that cynical?
In January, Abramoff plead guilty to conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion charges, charges in Washington.Is this really sweet music? Or is it just a delay to slot the promotions of the more capable prosecutors away from this case?
Federal investigators, citing Abramoff's cooperation, wanted to defer until at least June a status conference, initially set for next week, that could have led to Abramoff's sentencing.
The delay is "in order to allow Mr. Abramoff's cooperation to continue uninterrupted," according to a joint motion for a new status conference filed late Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle signed the order proposed by prosecutors in the Public Integrity and Fraud sections, along with Abramoff's defense counsel, Abbe Lowell.
Have these damned Bushoviks really made me that cynical?
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