Abramoff Aide testified that Alaska Rep. Don Young assisted 'Abramoff team'
At one point Volz testified that the “Abramoff team” received help from several members of Congress. He listed Ney, Capito, U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska; and U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette, R-Ohio.
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Safavian faces up to 25 years in prison and $1.25 million in fines if he's found guilty of obstruction and making false statements.
Prosecutors submitted a string of e-mails that show how the lobbyist sought Safavian's help to obtain federal property for a school he operated in suburban Maryland, and for Indian tribes that he represented.
Other evidence includes a letter that Concord Township Republican Rep. Steve LaTourette wrote to former GSA head Stephen A. Perry about a prominent government building in downtown Washington that Abramoff wanted to turn into a hotel.
LaTourette and Rep. Don Young of Alaska sent the letter at the request of Neil Volz, who worked as a lobbyist for Abramoff and is scheduled to testify in court today about Abramoff's lobbying operation and the lavish Scotland trip. Volz previously worked as a top aide to Ney.
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In his testimony, Volz, who worked with Abramoff after leaving Congress, detailed how the lobbying team received assistance from several Republican lawmakers, including Reps. Ney, Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), Don Young (Alaska) and Steven LaTourette (Ohio).
None of the lawmakers has been accused of any wrongdoing, but rather their link to the Safavian case is meant to show how Safavian was giving Abramoff tips on how to use members of Congress to navigate the GSA bureaucracy, according to federal prosecutors....
Young's office said it had no comment because it was not aware of Volz's testimony.
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