Sen. Tom DeLay's indictment Wednesday isn't the only legal trouble involving Republicans. Among other woes:
_Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee is being investigated over whether he used insider information in deciding to sell Hospital Corp of America stock from his blind trust shortly before the price fell. The sale netted him millions.
_Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham of California is under investigation for the sale of his California home to a Pentagon contractor at an inflated price. He's on the House Appropriations subcommittee on defense.
_Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio faces questions over his connections to Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who in turn is being investigated for his business dealings with the Tigua Indians and the funding of trips for members of Congress.
_A special prosecutor is investigating who revealed the name of CIA officer Valerie Plame. The probe has reached as high as White House adviser Karl Rove. No charges have been filed.
_California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger faced conflict-of-interest allegations over a $5 million contract with two bodybuilding magazines.
———
(Compiled by researcher Tish Wells from Congressional Quarterly, The Tennessean of Nashville, The San Diego Union-Tribune and Knight Ridder newspapers.)
———
(c) 2005, Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.
Need to map
Comments