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Tom DeLay

Thomas Dale "Tom" DeLay (; born April 8, 1947) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1984 until 2006. He was Republican Party (GOP) House Majority Leader from 2003 to 2005, when he resigned because of criminal money laundering charges in connection with a campaign finance investigation.

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Texas jury says it has verdict in money laundering trial of ex-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay

A Texas jury says it has reached a verdict in the money laundering trial of former U.

S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. The panel of six men and six women told Senior Judge Pat Priest on Wednesday it has made a decision. The verdict will be read in an Austin courtroom. It came after 29 hours of deliberations.DeLay is charged with money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He faces up to life in prison if convicted.Prosecutors claim the former Houston-area congressman helped illegally funnel $190,000 in corporate campaign donations to Texas legislative races in 2002 in a move that ultimately helped send more Republicans to Congress. DeLay has long denied any wrongdoing.Jurors began deliberating Monday....

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  1. Judge denies Tom DeLay's request to move trial from liberal Austin, Texas, sets October trial

    A judge denied former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's request Wednesday to have his money laundering trial moved from Austin, which DeLay calls a liberal bast...

  2. Tom DeLay's Attorneys Ask for New Trial

    HOUSTON -- Attorneys for convicted ex-U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay asked for a new trial Wednesday, alleging some jurors in the case already had made up thei...

  3. Jury Chosen for Tom Delay's Corruption Trial

    AUSTIN, Texas -- A jury has been chosen in Texas for the trial of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who is accused of illegally financing Texas GOP legisl...

  4. Texas jury deliberates with mostly circumstantial evidence in DeLay money laundering trial

    Prosecutors in ex-U.S. House majority leader Tom DeLay's money laundering trial made a final pitch to jurors Monday to connect the dots among the mounds of circumsta...

  5. Tom DeLay's Message to Congress

    Fmr. Rep . Tom DeLay on healthcare law and government bailouts

  6. What Next for Tom DeLay ?

    Ex-House Majority Leader found guilty on money laundering charges

  7. DeLay Touts DOJ Decision to End 'Weak' Probe Into Abramoff Ties

    Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay declared Monday that he had been "exonerated" after the Justice Department informed him it had ended its six-year criminal inv...

  8. DeLay heads to Texas court in money laundering case; judge says DeLay to get first trial

    Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will get his long-awaited trial on a money laundering indictment ahead of two co-defendants, who now face lesser charges,...

  9. Texas candidates say they believed donations they got through DeLay political group were legal

    Several Texas candidates who received what prosecutors say were illegal donations from former U.S. House majority leader Tom DeLay's political action committee testi...

  10. DeLay remains confident as trial proceeds

    Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay remained confident he would prevail at his money laundering trial, telling reporters on Wednesday he believes prosecutors have...

  11. In taped interview, DeLay says he knew of money swap; at trial says he misspoke

    Jurors at the money laundering trial of ex-U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay heard a recording Wednesday in which DeLay acknowledged he knew beforehand about a mo...

  12. Jury to hear 2nd week of testimony in DeLay trial

    Both the prosecution and defense remained confident things were going their way as testimony in the money laundering trial of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay ...

  1. Jury in Texas convicts ex-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in money laundering trial

    Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay — once one of the most powerful and feared Republicans in Congress — was convicted Wednesday on charges he illegally funn...

  2. Jury in Texas convicts ex-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in money laundering trial

    Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay — once one of the most powerful and feared Republicans in Congress — was convicted Wednesday on charges he illegally funn...

  3. Tom DeLay Convicted of Money Laundering

    Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay -- once one of the most powerful and feared Republicans in Congress -- was convicted Wednesday on charges he illegally fu...

  4. Tom DeLay Faces Prosecutors Over Corporate Money to 2002 Texas State Races

    AUSTIN, Texas -- Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay took part in a scheme to illegally give corporate money in Texas legislative races in order to strengthe...

  5. Tom DeLay Gets 3 Years in Prison for Money Laundering

    AUSTIN, Texas -- A judge ordered former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison Monday for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corpo...

  6. Judge sentences Tom DeLay to 3 years in prison

    Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, once considered among the nation's most powerful and feared lawmakers, was sentenced to three years in prison Monday for...

  7. Tom DeLay Faces Prosecutors Over Corporate Money to 2002 Texas State Races

    AUSTIN, Texas -- Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay took part in a scheme to illegally give corporate money in Texas legislative races in order to strengthe...

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