10 months??? Certainly Coughlin violated the ethics act outlined from his employment. And I wonder if Abramoff's attorney will challenge that Abramoff's case may have been tainted. Just a food for thought...
From AP:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department lost one of its own to the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal Tuesday as a former high-ranking department attorney pleaded guilty to conflict of interest.
Robert E. Coughlin II admitted in federal court in Washington that he accepted meals, concert tickets and luxury seats at Redskins and Wizards games from a lobbyist while helping the lobbyist and his clients. He pleaded guilty to a single conflict-of-interest charge and faces up to 10 months in prison under a plea deal with the government.
The government estimated the value of the gifts Coughlin received at $6,180; Coughlin put it at $4,800.
Coughlin failed to report the gifts on his financial disclosure forms. He also discussed with Ring the prospect of going to work at Greenberg Traurig, the law firm where Abramoff worked, while doing favors for the lobbyist.
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Now look for Jack to appeal his case and get out of jail. This Justice Official could case the doors of the jail to open for any case he was involved in. I know Duke is hoping a piece of paper from his case had this man's name on it.
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