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Tom DeLay Sentenced to Three Years in Jail

HeadlineJan 11, 2011

Former U.S. House of Representatives majority leader Tom DeLay has been sentenced to three years in prison for illegally funneling $190,000 in corporate donations to Republican legislative candidates in Texas. After the sentencing, DeLay was released, pending an appeal. In addition, DeLay will be forced to serve 10 years of community service for a separate felony conviction of money laundering.

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