Breaking: Abramoff-linked Bush official sent to prison.
CNN reports that J. Steven Griles, the former No. 2 official in the Interior Department, was sentenced to 10 months in prison today for “lying to the Senate about his relationship with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff,” who got Griles to intervene at the agency for his Indian tribal clients. Griles had proposed “community service” (with a lobbyist group) in lieu of a prison sentence.
UPDATE: More from the AP.
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Pardon?
Wasn’t he a nice public servant too. Why doesn’t he deserve a pardon?
June 26th, 2007 at 4:56 pmThis is the same joker that Gale Norton was plumping for recently. We’ve got to get rid of this whole “community service” dodge; I’m pleased to see that the judge didn’t buy into it.
June 26th, 2007 at 4:56 pmI’m concerned that Mary Matalin’s children may be devastated by this conviction.
June 26th, 2007 at 5:01 pmI’m so happy to know that those caught lying to the Senate (the Attorney General, the Secreatary of State, perhaps Karl Rove) can be sent to prison.
I was beginning to wonder if there was any penalty at all for lying to Congress - or just continuously retestifying (do-overs).
June 26th, 2007 at 5:01 pmso…. he is just a lackie… GO FOR THE BIG DOGS!
June 26th, 2007 at 5:02 pmOne by one, the convictions are piling up!
If the Lord answers my prayers, this corrupt, criminal administration will end up with more of their sycophants in jail than the Nixon and Reagan regimes COMBINED!
June 26th, 2007 at 5:11 pmI can’t wait for all of the editorials and interviews about how he should be pardoned!
Oh, what’s this, there have been none and probably will be none?
But how can that be?
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June 26th, 2007 at 5:30 pmOnly ten months. Shame.
June 26th, 2007 at 5:33 pmToo bad he did have some weed on him. If they’s have pinched him with a Joint in his pocket he might have gotten 3-5 years.
Say that’s a thought. Can’t we get him on possession of undue political influence with intent to sell? That should be a manditory 3-5.
June 26th, 2007 at 5:46 pmRICO!
June 26th, 2007 at 5:51 pmSure, community service as a male prostitute…might as well use him for what he is trained in.
June 26th, 2007 at 5:54 pm*tiny violin playing for Griles*
June 26th, 2007 at 11:00 pmGREAT NEWS!
Burn em all. We have too many corrupted pols running around DC as it is. I find the idea of this guy taking showers with large groups of fellow cons soothing.
June 27th, 2007 at 10:54 am