$100 says Abramoff pleaded to avoid charges on his wife

[rpgamerd00d]

At least partially.

Any takers?

:D

[Botany]

1. no he plead so as to avoid even more jail time.

[rpgamerd00d]

3. Yeah, but you know his wife was part of it too

since tons of the donations are in her name.

[trotsky]

4. Ooh, is that a pic of Abramoff in court? n/t

[Botany]

5. No that is him right now ....

..... in court later he will be a

[trotsky]

6. Don't you mean

:evilgrin:

[soothsayer]

2. I think it's more like to save himself.

[txindy]

7. Quite possibly his five kids, too.

I can imagine that threats were made somewhere in all of this. The neocons are big on threats.

[MiniMe]

8. His wife probably didn't even know about her "contributions"

[rpgamerd00d]

9. Ignorance of the law is no excuse

And thats all the more reason he'd plead guilty for immunity for his wife.

[MiniMe]

10. I agree about ignorance is no excuse, but if your husband is

making contributions in your name, or making them as a couple, I'm not sure it is ignorance of the law. More like ignorance of what her crooked husband is up to.

[rpgamerd00d]

11. Hmm, ok, you may be right. But...

... a nasty prosecutor can still hold her legally responsible unless he cops to making the checks in her name without her knowledge - another catch 22 for Jack.

[MiniMe]

12. Agreed, or maybe just use it as a threat. nt