Abramoff Sentenced March 29
Jack Abramoff will be sentenced on March 29 after a federal judge refused to extend the sentencing for 90 days.
A federal judge on Monday refused to delay sentencing 90 days for disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff despite statements from government lawyers that sending Abramoff to prison could jeopardize his cooperation in ongoing criminal probes.U.S. District Judge Paul Huck set sentencing for Abramoff and co-defendant Adam Kidan for March 29 but said he would probably not require an immediate surrender, allowing the men to remain free and available to assist investigators.
Abbe Lowell, Abramoff’s Washington D.C.-based defense lawyer, warned Huck that he might be obligated at a sentencing hearing to reveal details of the government’s pending investigations into the Capitol Hill lawmakers who did business with Abramoff.
“We will name names. We will provide the public with evidence of what is going on out there,” Lowell said. “It seems to me that is not in the interest of law enforcement.”
Huck defended his decision to proceed with sentencing, remarking that Abramoff and Kidan’s cooperation with federal investigators could go on for years.
“I’m not persuaded we should treat Mr. Kidan and Mr. Abramoff any differently than anyone else,” Huck said.
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