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| Former Interior Department official sentenced |
| By Winston-Salem Journal |
| Published: 06/27/2007 |
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WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge rejected the tearful pleas of the former second-ranking official in the Department of Interior yesterday and sentenced him to 10 months in prison for a felony conviction of obstructing a Senate investigation into corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff. “You are not above the law,” U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle told former Deputy Interior Secretary Steven Griles as he asked for forgiveness. Griles, 59, pleaded guilty in March to lying to the Senate about his relationship with Abramoff. Prosecutors recommended a sentence of five months of house arrest and five months in prison. Huvelle imposed a penalty of 10 months in prison and a $30,000 fine. |
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