Republican Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Credit Card Bill Outs DeLay Trip

Delay's Trip to Golf Resort Paid for by Abramoff
March 2, 2006 —

The paper trail seems so obvious, it makes you wonder whether anyone ever worried about getting caught. When Congressman Tom Delay and his wife flew from Houston to a golf resort in Scotland, in June, 2000, the first class air fare cost $14,001. A big ticket item for a public servant. But someone else was paying.

The American Express bills of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff show he footed the bill for the tickets, in an apparent violation of House ethics rules.

"The source of the travel expenses may not be&a registered lobbyist," according to the House rules. Abramoff was a registered lobbyist at the time.

Delay's attorney told the Washington Post last year Delay was unaware of the "logistics" of bill payments and did not believe Abramoff paid the cost.

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