Judge sentences DeLay to 3 years in prison

Judge sentences DeLay to 3 years in prison
Former House majority leader convicted of money laundering

AUSTIN, Texas — A judge ordered former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison Monday for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002.

The sentence comes after a jury in November convicted DeLay on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. DeLay was once one of the most powerful men in U.S. politics, ascending to the No. 2 job in the House of Representatives.

Senior Judge Pat Priest sentenced him to the three-year term on the conspiracy charge. He also sentenced him to five years in prison on the money laundering charge but allowed DeLay to accept 10 years of probation instead of more prison time.

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Maybe 3 years behind bars and 10 years of probation will wipe that smile off his face.

Needs to be followed by a whole bunch of Senators and Reps from both sides of the aisle.....

It's a good start. Lets put a bunch more in prison and maybe finally they will realize they don't rule over us, and are above the law.

Them thar Texans know how to apply the law!!!

No, what they've done since he was convicted on this charge was make it LEGAL to funnel corporate money to candidates. Too bad he didn't wait a couple of years.

Get rid of them on both sides, time to start cleaning house!

outdoor338 wrote: Get rid of them on both sides, time to start cleaning house!

AMEN to that!!!!

IT sounds like a job for the Tea Party!!! Clean the slate. Get rid of all of the career scumbags.

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I think these lifetime Senators need to be audited each time they run for office, then when they abuse their office they get the boot no matter how stupid their constituents are to vote them in again. (See ya Charlie)

Now, Rangel, Frank, and Dodd.