Please enter email address to continue. Please enter valid email address to continue. Chrome Safari Continue. Be the first to know. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. June 8, - Delivers his farewell address to Congress. He drops out due to stress fractures in both feet. November 1, - Money laundering trial begins. November 24, - Is convicted of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
January 10, - Is sentenced to three years in prison for the conspiracy charge and five years for the money laundering charge. But, the judge will allow DeLay to serve 10 years probation with community service on the laundering charge in lieu of the prison sentence, and the two sentences will be served concurrently. DeLay remains free on bond while he appeals his conviction.
July - Registers as a lobbyist on sex-trafficking issues. September 19, - Delay's conviction on money laundering charges is overturned by a court in Texas. The court opinion says that "the evidence was legally insufficient to sustain DeLay's convictions. October 1, - By a vote of , Texas's criminal appeals court upholds the lower court's ruling to throw out DeLay's convictions of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. A Texas appeals court tossed out the criminal conviction of former US House majority leader Tom DeLay on Thursday, saying there was insufficient evidence for a jury in to have found him guilty of illegally funneling money to Republican candidates.
DeLay was found guilty of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering for helping illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in He was sentenced to three years in prison, but his sentence was on hold while his case made its way through the appellate process.
The Texas third court of appeals said the evidence was "legally insufficient," and in a two to one ruling decided to "reverse the judgments of the trial court and render judgments of acquittal. He's gratified.
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