DOJ: Former VOA Chief of Staff Indicted In Connection With Abramoff Investigation
By Rachel Slajda - August 21, 2009, 4:46PM
Horace M. Cooper, a former staffer for ex-Majority Leader Dick Armey, was indicted today on five public corruption charges for exchanging political favors for gifts from lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Cooper is charged with soliciting and accepting thousands of dollars worth of sporting event and concert tickets, free meals and a Superbowl party hosted at Abramoff's restaurant. He allegedly accepted these gifts while he was on Armey's staff, while he was chief of staff for Voice of America and while he was chief of staff for an agency within the Department of Labor.
He is also accused of failing to report these gifts and of lying to a grand jury. He faces a maximum of 40 years in prison if convicted on all charges. Cooper is set to appear in court Sept. 9.
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when i saw the picture of him, i lmao
and just kept on...my reaction was more along the lines of...if your ass laid down with dick armey, you got what was coming to you.
The policies and laws
The policies and laws regarding these kinds of gifts are so patently clear that Cooper knows he is going to jail. Well, when you live outside the law you must be honest.
dick army is right !
dick army is right !