DeLay today

DeLay's hopes dashed for quick end to case
Judge dismisses one felony indictment but upholds another
AUSTIN - A senior district judge today dismissed one felony indictment but upheld another against U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, dashing DeLay's hopes for a speedy resolution to his case.
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Priest dismissed charges of conspiracy to violate the state election code but upheld a money laundering indictment against DeLay and two of his associates: Jim Ellis and John Colyandro. They were charged in connection with spending corporate money in the 2002 legislative races.

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I heard about this on the radio. There was some weird technicality about the conspiracy charge, but the other charge seems pretty damn solid. To show how desperate DeLay is, his lawyer asked for that charge to be dropped because they laundered the money via checks and they argued that checks are not "funds", which is the terminology in the law! Of course, the judge laughed that argument out of the court!!