Official Gets a Year in Prison for Abramoff Scandal

The former top procurement official in the cabinet of George W. Bush was recently sentenced to a year in prison for lying about his relationship with lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Paul Friedman, a United States District Judge, told David Safavian that he is being punished for lying to authorities investigating the Abramoff scandal.

Safavian gave Abramoff information about two pieces of government-controlled property. Safavian accepted a junket to go golfing in Scotland, which was paid for largely by Abramoff. He says that his life is in ruins because of the conviction. The indictment of the second person implicated in the scandal, ex-lobbyist Kevin Ring, ended in a mis-trial. Prosecutors said that Safavian has failed to show any remorse.

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