Tuesday, January 17, 2012

High court rejects appeal of former congressman

High court rejects appeal of former congressman - CNN.com

The federal prosecution of former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi of Arizona will continue after the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear his appeal.

Renzi, a 54-year-old Republican, faces federal corruption charges related to an alleged illegal land-swap deal designed to help a business associate pay back $700,000 owed the lawmaker. He is also accused of misappropriating money from his family insurance business to fund his campaigns and for personal benefit.

The charges include conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, extortion and insurance fraud.

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