Scoop's Backgrounder on the DeLay/TRMPAC indictments (convenient summary)

[highplainsdem]

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0510/S00166.htm

[PDittie]

1. Kicked and nominated

[bostonbabs]

2. great read ...thanks n/t

[Skink]

4. Corporate funds should be illegal anyhow.

It looks like the first leg of the round trip trade was illegal so it wasn't even washing money it was blatently violating Texas law.

[MissMarple]

3. What a "scoop".

It's easy to read, but, just a little snip.

"THE LEGAL ISSUE: DeLay, TRMPAC Violated 100 Year-old Texas Law

The charges against Tom DeLay are simple. He has been indicted for conspiring with political allies to use corporate money on Texas campaigns and for laundering corporate funds for that purpose. The indictments charge that DeLay used the Republican National Committee to “launder” $190,000 in corporate money for use in seven Texas State House campaigns.

The use of corporate funds in Texas elections has been illegal for 100 years:

§ 253.094. CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES PROHIBITED.
(a) A corporation or labor organization may not make a political contribution or political expenditure that is not authorized by this subchapter.
(b) A corporation or labor organization may not make a political contribution or political expenditure in connection with a recall election, including the circulation and submission of a petition to call an election.
(c) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987."

[highplainsdem]

5. kick

[highplainsdem]

6. kick