The investigation of DeLay became known last April when his former
deputy chief of staff, Tony Rudy, plead guilty to conspiracy to commit
bribery.
Rudy worked for Buckham between 2002 and 2004.
Court documents said Rudy collaborated with Buckham and another former
DeLay aide, Michael Scanlon, to arrange favors.
From The Hill, 5/9/07:
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/delay-fbi-running-amok-2007-05-08.html
DeLay: FBI ‘running amok’
By Alexander Bolton
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) is calling on the
Justice Department either to drop its investigation of his wife and
former political associates or else to bring charges quickly.
DeLay said he has given the FBI documents exonerating his wife, but an
associate of the former lawmaker said that agents have followed up
with a fresh round of subpoenas.
The inquiry appears to be focused on determining whether DeLay’s wife,
Christine, earned her pay from two organizations controlled by Ed
Buckham, a lobbyist once closely affiliated with the former Republican
leader, according to sources interviewed by federal investigators.
Several former employees of the groups have received subpoenas for
documents, some in the past few weeks.
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