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Arrest warrant issued for former U.S. House leader
An arrest warrant has been issued for former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on conspiracy and state money laundering charges.
A bail of $10,000 has also been set, considered a routine step before his first court appearance Friday on the charges.
His lawyer, Dick deGuerin, said the warrant is a "matter of routine and bond will be posted."
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DeLay has been ordered to appear at a jail in Texas for booking where he is expected to be fingerprinted and photographed.
DeGuerin did not say when DeLay would surrender to authorities. But he said his client would make his first court appearance Friday morning.
DeLay resigned as U.S. House majority leader last month after a grand jury in Texas indicted him and two associates on charges of conspiracy in fundraising.
FROM SEPT. 28, 2005: DeLay resigns as U.S. House leader after indictment
The grand jury accused DeLay, 58, of a conspiracy to violate Texas election law, which prohibits use of corporate donations to advocate the election or defeat of political candidates. The alleged scheme had the donations going to a DeLay-founded political committee, then redirected to the Republican National Committee and eventually to GOP candidates in Texas.
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