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Amazing that justice was finally found in a place where it all too often is absent. A Texas court of law….

Anybody remember an asshat from Houston by the name of Tom Delay?
Today, a Texas jury finally convicted former Republican Rep. and #2 House leader during the dark years, of Money Laundering and Conspiracy.

Delay faces 5 to Life for his crimes and abuses of office and the public trust.

Adios, “Hammer". I’ll send you a case of KY for your birthday.

From USAToday:

A Texas jury has convicted former House majority leader Tom DeLay, once one of the most powerful Republicans in Congress, on money laundering and conspiracy charges.

DeLay, a former No. 2 House GOP leader, faces five to 99 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 on the money laundering charge.

He appeared shocked, according to the Austin American-Statesman, when jurors reported their findings one by one. Sentencing is set for Dec. 20.

The lawmaker known as “The Hammer” was indicted in 2005 on charges that he illegally sent $190,000 in corporate money through the Republican National Committee to help elect Republicans to the Texas Legislature during the 2002 election cycle.

The legal case in Texas caused DeLay, majority leader from 2003 to 2005, to leave Congress in 2006.

The former exterminator was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from a suburban Houston district in 1984. He rose to power as a leader of the 1994 Republican Revolution, which saw the party take control of the House for the first time four decades. DeLay earned his nickname, “The Hammer,” for his hard-charging style and way of convincing donors to give to the GOP.

Although DeLay had won his GOP primary in 2006, there were signs that he was in a tough fight for another term because of his legal woes.

Under Texas election law, corporations are barred from contributing directly or directly to candidates running for office. Prosecutors alleged that DeLay was engaged in a conspiracy to launder money as well as money laundering.

DeLay, 63, had maintained his innocence throughout the three-week trial. The jury began deliberating on Monday and took 19 hours to reach its verdict.

Just another Teabagger criminal.