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e-Mails Play Key Role in Case Against Former Bush Official

Anne Broache writes on C|Net News:

E-mail messages took center stage on Wednesday in the criminal trial of David Safavian, a former Bush administration official accused of lying about his involvement with high-powered lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

David Safavian, 38, a top General Services Administration official, oversaw federal procurement policy until last September, when he was arrested by the FBI. He is accused of lying to investigators and obstructing the government's probe into Abramoff's dealings.

During opening statements in federal district court, Justice Department attorney Peter Zeidenberg told jurors that the government would prove Safavian's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt by "relying largely on the defendant's own words" in electronic form.

posted by Fergie @ 5/24/2006 12:32:00 PM