Saturday, February 18, 2006
Casino Jack is singing like a canary.
If this story in the WaPo is any indication. Unlike the Dukester, the prosecution in the Abramoff trial has asked for a delay in sentencing.
Abbe Lowell, Abramoff's lawyer in Washington, said in a telephone conference with U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck that if sentencing went forward as scheduled on March 16, it would be "upsetting to what's happening behind the scenes."This little news item is no doubt putting a big fear in the Republicans in Congress. The Bushoviks may be pushing hard to save the White House and will probably throw a few congressmoops to the wolves to do so.
"It's based solely on the sensitivities of cooperation," Lowell said of the request.
Abramoff pleaded guilty Jan. 4 to charges that he and a former partner, Adam Kidan, concocted a fake wire transfer to make it appear they were putting a sizable stake of their own money into the $147.5 million purchase in 2000 of the SunCruz Casinos gambling fleet. Kidan also pleaded guilty.
Abramoff also pleaded guilty last month to charges stemming from an investigation into the former lobbyists' ties to members of Congress and to the Bush administration.
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