Charges against Siegelman, Scrushy will stand

Abramoff said Friday that he has made statements to federal agents several times as to an agreement that he made with an U.S. congressman from Alabama through lobyist Michael Scanlon to use Mississippi casino money to beat the 1999 lottery and to set up bogus money laundrying operation under the name of the Christion Coalition. He also stated that the congressman cotinued to ask for money to fund his elections in Alabama in exchange for an agreement that Alabama would not do anything to hurt the Alabama flow of gambling money into the Mississippi casinoes. Abramoff said that he cooperated with the John McCain senate investigation and that McCain knew about his dealings with the U.S. congressman. He said that he attempted a plea bargain for a reduce sentence but, Alabama prosecuters didn't seem interested.