- John Albaugh
John Albaugh is a former Republican Congressional staffer who was the fourteenth person found guilty in the
Jack Abramoff scandals . The former chief of staff to Rep.Ernest Istook , Albaugh plead guilty to conspiracy withKevin A. Ring , an associate of Jack Abramoff.Jack AbramoffJohn C. Albaugh entered his plea on
June 2 , 2008, to a one count criminal information in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, before Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle. At sentencing onSeptember 17 , 2008, Albaugh faces up to 18-24 months in prison, and a fine up to $40,000, and supervised release following his release from prison. As part of a plea agreement, Albaugh has agreed to cooperate with the ongoing investigation into the activities of former Washington, D.C., lobbyist Jack Abramoff and others.cite news
url=http://washingtondc.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/wfo060208.htm
title= Former Congressional Chief of Staff Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption Charge
publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice
date=June 2 , 2008]From 1993 through 2006, Albaugh was employed by U.S. Representative
Ernest Istook , eventually becoming chief of staff for Istook in 1998. In the plea agreement, Albaugh admitted that from approximately March 2002 until approximately May 2004, he accepted tickets to sporting events and meals fromKevin A. Ring ,Greenberg Traurig and their clients, in exchange for agreeing to take and taking official action on their behalf.cite news
url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2008/06/former_house_aide_charged_in_l.php
publisher=Associated Press
date=June 2 , 2008
title=Former House aide charged in lobbying scandal
author=Sam Hananel] Albaugh left Congressional employment in 2006.According to plea documents, the things of value Albaugh received included sporting event tickets, concert tickets (including tickets to
George Strait andTim McGraw ) [cite news
url=http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/a_former_chief_of_staff.php
author=Andrew Tilghman
title=Former Chief of Staff Pleads Guilty in Abramoff Case
date=June 2 , 2008
publisher=TPM Muckraker] and meals. Albaugh also admitted that, as part of this relationship, he secured fromKevin A. Ring , Abramoff,Greenberg Traurig , and their clients the use of suites at professional sporting events and facilities and catering atSignatures Restaurant , for fundraisers for Representative Istook, the costs of which were not timely reimbursed or disclosed as "in kind" campaign contributions in required filings with the Federal Election Commission.References
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