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Abramoff Scandal: Sentencing, Mistrial, Trial
June 17, 2009 Safavian Sentenced to Prison On Friday U.S. District Court Judge Paul Friedman sentenced David Safavian to one year in prison and two years of supervised release for his role in the Abramoff scandal. He was charged with obstructing justice and making false statements to prosecutors
Kevin Ring: JUDGE TO DECLARE MISTRIAL
October 15, 2009 Jury notes were an indication of where the Kevin Ring trial was headed. Judge Ellen Huevelle stated today that she planned to declare a mistrial on almost all counts after eight days of deliberation. The first jury note written October 13, 2009 asks the judge: We would ask whether there was any monetary limit that a lobbyist could provide/give to a government official (within a year, within a month, etc.) What is that limit if it existed?
Kevin Ring Trial: Jury slip up
October 8, 2009 The AP and a legal blog, Main Justice are reporting that a “mixup” resulted in barred information being given to the jury in the Kevin Ring case.
Kevin Ring Trial: Connecting Dots
September 24, 2009 The DOJ seems to have approached the Abramoff case like a dot-to-dot picture. With each new arrest and trial more dots are connected to reveal a clearer picture of who may be the next to fall.
Kevin Ring Trial, Albaugh Testifies: "I knew I broke the law"
September 17, 2009 John Albaugh , former chief of staff to Rep. Ernest Istook (R-OK) testified that he knew that taking tickets and meals from lobbyist Kevin Ring in exchange for favorable legislative action for Abramoff clients was wrong
Kevin Ring Trial – Ashcroft Loyalist Invokes Fifth Amendment Rights
September 17, 2009 As predicted, David Ayres exercised his Fifth Amendment Rights against self-incrimination during testimony in the Ring trial. Ayres was the chief of staff to U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and was campaign manager for Ashcroft in his winning 1994 Senate bid