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Ex-House Aide Snared in Abramoff Probe
Apr 24, 9:04 PM (ET)
By PETE YOST
(AP) Attorney Edward MacMahon leaves the U.S. Federal Courthouse Tuesday, April 24, 2007, in Washington,...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A former congressional aide pleaded guilty Tuesday to accepting tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from lobbyist Jack Abramoff in an influence-peddling scandal that has touched the White House, Interior Department and congressional Republicans.
Mark Zachares was the 11th person to be convicted in the Justice Department probe.
Zachares admitted engaging in official acts on Abramoff's behalf while working for Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, who chaired the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Abramoff assisted Zachares in obtaining his committee post. Zachares left Young's staff in 2005. Young's office declined to comment Tuesday.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070425/D8ONAIQ00.html
Apr 24, 9:04 PM (ET)
By PETE YOST
(AP) Attorney Edward MacMahon leaves the U.S. Federal Courthouse Tuesday, April 24, 2007, in Washington,...
Texas Divorce $149/48 hrs -
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former congressional aide pleaded guilty Tuesday to accepting tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from lobbyist Jack Abramoff in an influence-peddling scandal that has touched the White House, Interior Department and congressional Republicans.
Mark Zachares was the 11th person to be convicted in the Justice Department probe.
Zachares admitted engaging in official acts on Abramoff's behalf while working for Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, who chaired the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Abramoff assisted Zachares in obtaining his committee post. Zachares left Young's staff in 2005. Young's office declined to comment Tuesday.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070425/D8ONAIQ00.html