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Lewis Legal Fees Hit $900K
Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA), the longtime GOP appropriator who's facing a federal investigation as part of the Duke Cunningham scandal, dropped another $45,000 on legal fees in December, according to new documents filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Lewis, the highest-ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, has spent about $905,000 on legal fees so far. Ed. note: That's a lot of money.
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Comments (8)
Father O'KC wrote on January 31, 2007 7:03 PM:Hope Scooter's not betting the bank on a pardon...
Father O'KC wrote on January 31, 2007 7:05 PM:er... I meant jerry...
dqueue wrote on January 31, 2007 7:26 PM:A lot of money, indeed. But if it's getting key prosecutors ousted, as one of Laura Rozen's readers hypothesized, well, then...
dqueue wrote on January 31, 2007 7:27 PM:Link to Laura's reader's hypothesis:
nofltwlt wrote on January 31, 2007 8:22 PM:http://www.warandpiece.com/blogdirs/005443.html
Lewis is just a dirty as all the other republican american racketeers (GOP). I hope he spends all his ill-gotten money on his defense and that all of that money, as well as his personal finances, runs dry just before he is convicted and sent to jail.
Mrs Panstreppon wrote on January 31, 2007 11:17 PM:It's a lot of money? Compared to what? How much he stole?
Jan wrote on February 2, 2007 11:12 AM:I don't care who the defendent is. It is highway robbery. Attorneys earning $500 an hour or more? Are they worth it? Do they give discounts for losing cases?
Allan wrote on February 3, 2007 7:48 AM:just wanted to say hi to all seen some names from the past and took a mental walk down memory lane.