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To: Neocon who wrote (724)	7/12/2004 11:52:13 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1026

Tom "Corruption Inc." Delay May be Busted: To: Ken Lay From: Enron lobbyists Subject: Tom DeLay wants $$ for TX redistricting The Washington Post's front-page scoop today reveals that Tom DeLay enlisted some corporate cronies in 2001 -- who else but Enron executives -- to fund his aggressive redistricting effort in Texas that put Republicans in control of the Texas House for the first time in 130 years and likely assured that the GOP would retain control of the U.S. House after the November elections. His strategy was effective -- but there's a catch. It's also illegal in Texas for corporations to finance campaigns for state legislatures, the Post points out, "and a Texas criminal prosecutor is in the 20th month of digging through records of the fundraising, looking at possible violations of at least three statutes. A parallel lawsuit, also in the midst of discovery, is seeking $1.5 million in damages from DeLay's aides and one of his political action committees -- Texans for a Republican Majority (TRMPAC) -- on behalf of four defeated Democratic lawmakers." "DeLay has not been named as a target of the investigation. The prosecutor has said he is focused on the activities of political action committees linked to DeLay and the redistricting effort. But officials in the prosecutor's office say anyone involved in raising, collecting or spending the corporate money, who also knew of its intended use in Texas elections, is vulnerable." "Documents unearthed in the probe make clear that DeLay was central to creating and overseeing the fundraising. What the prosecutors are still assessing is who knew about the day-to-day operations of TRMPAC and how its money was used to benefit Texas House candidates." "Several weeks ago, DeLay hired two criminal defense attorneys to represent him in the probe. He previously created a fund for corporate donors to help him pay legal bills related to allegations of improper fundraising, and is now considering extending its reach to include the fees for these attorneys."