Figure in Abramoff scandal to appeal conviction
Thursday, November 12, 2009
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Abramoff Scandal
David Safavian, a former Bush administration official, will once again appeal his conviction for his role in the Jack Abramoff scandal.
Safavian, a former lobbyist for the
National Indian Gaming
Association, was convicted in 2006 of lying about his ties to Abramoff. He was granted a new trial by the
D.C. Circuit Court of
Appeals.
A jury convicted Safavian last December, based on a second round of charges. His requests for a new trial or an acquittal were rejected by federal judge in July
The second indictment included a charge that Safavian lied to the
Senate Indian Affairs
Committee, which was investigating Abramoff. He was acquitted of that
charge.
Get the Story:
Bush procurement policy chief will appeal conviction
(Government Executive 11/11)
Court Decision:
US
v. Safavian (July 21, 2009)
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Judge upholds conviction
of Abramoff associate (07/23)
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