Arrest warrant for Tom DeLay
Oct. 19th, 2005 05:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
First place I went to after I heard this was Snopes.Com. But no. This is apparently real.
From Reuters:
From Reuters:
HOUSTON (Reuters) - An arrest warrant was issued on Wednesday and bail set at $10,000 for former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay ahead of his first appearance in court on money laundering and conspiracy charges.And the Associated Press:
The warrant ordered by state District Judge Bob Perkins in Austin, Texas, called upon any Texas law enforcement officer to arrest DeLay, but he was expected to turn himself in voluntarily.
The issuance of the warrant, said Travis County Grand Jury Clerk Linda Estrada, was a "purely procedural event" but would require that DeLay surrender to authorities and be fingerprinted and photographed like anyone under felony indictment in Texas.
Two grand juries have charged DeLay and two political associates in an alleged scheme to violate [Texas] state election law, by funneling corporate donations to candidates for the Texas Legislature. State law prohibits use of corporate donations to finance state campaigns, although the money can be used for administrative expenses.Altho, considering that several grand juries did not indict DeLay, there is no guarantee that he'll be found guilty of anything.