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Former Interior Official Sentenced to 10 Months in Abramoff Scandal (Law.com) |
The Interior Department's former No. 2 official was sentenced to 10 months in prison Tuesday for lying to senators in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, the highest administration official sentenced in the probe. J. Steven Griles, who was the department's deputy secretary, had pleaded guilty to obstructing a congressional investigation. Saying that Griles continued to make excuses about his ... |