WASHINGTON – A jury convicted former Bush administration official David H. Safavian on Tuesday of concealing his dealings with disgraced Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
The former General Services Administration chief of staff was found guilty on four counts of obstructing justice, concealing his assistance to Abramoff in a proposed land deal and making false statements to a Senate committee that investigated Abramoff’s activities.
Safavian is the first official to be tried in the wide-ranging investigation of Abramoff, who has pleaded guilty to corruption charges. Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, is under investigation as part of the federal probe.
Four others, including Ney’s former chief of staff-turned-lobbyist Neil Volz, also have pleaded guilty and are cooperating with prosecutors
2006-06-21
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