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| '''Tony C. Rudy''', with ]'s ] which shutdown January 9, 2006, served as Deputy Chief of Staff (and former counsel) to House Majority Leader ] (R-Texas) until 2001, when he took a job with ]. | |||
| '''Tony Charles Rudy''' (born May 3, 1966) is an American ]. He served in the office of U. S. Representative ] (]-]) from approximately 1995 to 2001, and rose to be his deputy Chief of Staff. | |||
| Rudy then began working with ] at Greenberg Traurig. Rudy was implicated in the ] as unindicted co-conspirator "Staffer A". In 2006, Rudy pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with investigators. Tom DeLay ("Representative #2") and ] ("Representative #1") are identified in the plea.<ref name="Lawmakers Under Scrutiny in Probe of Lobbyist">Susan Schmidt and James Grimaldi, . ''Washington Post'', November 26, 2005.</ref><ref name="Star Rainmakers"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207031419/http://www.hillnews.com/news/032603/ssl_list.aspx |date=2006-02-07 }} ''The Hill'', March 26, 2003.</ref><ref name="Ex-DeLay Aide Pleads Guilty">{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''Washington Post'', March 31, 2006.</ref><ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060627052739/http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/rudy-information/?resultpage=1& |date=2006-06-27 }}</ref> | |||
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| ==Influence Peddling== | |||
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| Rudy pleaded guilty on March 31, 2006, was sentenced on April 20, 2012, and served 5 months with 3 years probation, ordered to repay $100,000 and fined $5,000.<ref> | April 20, 2012 | Last sentence handed down in Abramoff probe | MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press | </ref> | |||
| ==DeLay Loyalist== | |||
| "ormer Deputy Chief of Staff Tony Rudy, who is now with the Alexander Strategy Group, told ''National Journal'', 'There is a lot of discussion about how we can help Republican candidates and expand the majority.' As for DeLay, Rudy added, 'As long as he wants me, I'll be there for him.' ..." | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| No list of top Washington ]s "is complete without Rudy, lobbyist extraordinaire." | |||
| Rudy attended the ] in the late 1980s. He worked on ] for eight years, first for California Congressman ], before leaving to attend law school. | |||
| Rudy attended law school at ], in nearby ], between 1992 and 1995. At GMU, he served as head of the ]. He would later win the 2nd Year Student Moot Court Championship, which was a type of law school debate competition between various two-member teams. After graduating from law school and passing the Virginia ], Rudy was hired by DeLay, after being recommended by Rohrabacher. | |||
| ==2000 Florida Recount== | |||
| While working for Rohrabacher, Rudy met his future wife, Lisa, who was also employed as a staffer in Rohrabacher's office. The couple would marry in August 1995. | |||
| "Four of Abramoff’s colleagues—all of whom have left ] in the wake of investigations surrounding Abramoff’s activities—were foot soldiers in the Florida recount. Two of them bragged of their recount work on their official online Greenberg biographies, which have since been removed," John Byrne in the May 5, 2005, ''Raw Story''. | |||
| Rudy then went on to work for more than five years in Tom DeLay's office. During his time working for DeLay, Rudy served as press secretary, policy director, and finally deputy chief of staff, while DeLay progressed within the Republican Congressional leadership from congressman to Majority Whip to Majority Leader. DeLay lauded Rudy in a congressional floor speech on December 15, 2000, just before Rudy left to work with Abramoff at ], a ] ] firm.<ref>http://www.saipantribune.com/archives/newsstoryarch.aspx?newsID=11005&cat=3&archdte=12/20/2000%2012:00:00%20AM {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> | |||
| "] noted that he was a 'team leader' in Broward and Duval counties in his bio; ] was photographed in the acclaimed ''Brooks Brothers riot'' of Republican operatives outside the Miami-Dade County polling headquarters; ] boasted of being on the Broward and Duval recount team in his profile. Also on the ground was former DeLay deputy chief of staff Tony Rudy. | |||
| ⚫ | Rudy's March 2006 guilty plea on a charge of conspiracy covered payments from Abramoff clients and associates to Liberty Consulting, a political firm founded by Rudy's wife, Lisa. In October 2005, the ''Washington Post'' reported that Rudy, while on DeLay's staff, helped scuttle a bill opposed by ], an Abramoff client, and that Abramoff had eLottery pay ] to hire Liberty Consulting," Susan Schmidt and James Grimaldi, reported in the November 26, 2005, ''Washington Post''.<ref name="Lawmakers Under Scrutiny in Probe of Lobbyist" /> | ||
| "Boulanger drafted a letter DeLay signed urging the ] to favor Abramoff’s client in June 2003—a letter cosigned by the House Republican leadership, including Whip ] (R-MO)," Byrne wrote. | |||
| On November 17, 2006, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked Rudy's license to practice law.<ref>http://www.vsb.org/docs/Rudy_Final_Op_12-05-06.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> | |||
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| * ''Tech Politics'' (''CQ Weekly'', ] downloaded March 2005.) | |||
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| * ''The Hill'', March 26, 2003. | |||
| *John Byrne, ''The Raw Story'', May 5, 2005. | |||
| *John J. Judis, ''The New Republic'' (Theocracy Watch), June 20, 2005. | |||
| * ''The Raw Story'', November 25, 2005. | |||
| *Susan Schmidt and James Grimaldi, ''Washington Post'', November 26, 2005. | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:28, 1 December 2024
American politician (born 1966)Tony Charles Rudy (born May 3, 1966) is an American politician. He served in the office of U. S. Representative Tom DeLay (R-TX) from approximately 1995 to 2001, and rose to be his deputy Chief of Staff.
Rudy then began working with Jack Abramoff at Greenberg Traurig. Rudy was implicated in the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal as unindicted co-conspirator "Staffer A". In 2006, Rudy pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with investigators. Tom DeLay ("Representative #2") and Bob Ney ("Representative #1") are identified in the plea.
Rudy pleaded guilty on March 31, 2006, was sentenced on April 20, 2012, and served 5 months with 3 years probation, ordered to repay $100,000 and fined $5,000.
Biography
Rudy attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the late 1980s. He worked on Capitol Hill for eight years, first for California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, before leaving to attend law school.
Rudy attended law school at George Mason University, in nearby Arlington, Virginia, between 1992 and 1995. At GMU, he served as head of the Federalist Society. He would later win the 2nd Year Student Moot Court Championship, which was a type of law school debate competition between various two-member teams. After graduating from law school and passing the Virginia bar, Rudy was hired by DeLay, after being recommended by Rohrabacher. While working for Rohrabacher, Rudy met his future wife, Lisa, who was also employed as a staffer in Rohrabacher's office. The couple would marry in August 1995.
Rudy then went on to work for more than five years in Tom DeLay's office. During his time working for DeLay, Rudy served as press secretary, policy director, and finally deputy chief of staff, while DeLay progressed within the Republican Congressional leadership from congressman to Majority Whip to Majority Leader. DeLay lauded Rudy in a congressional floor speech on December 15, 2000, just before Rudy left to work with Abramoff at Greenberg Traurig, a Washington, D.C. lobbying firm.
Rudy's March 2006 guilty plea on a charge of conspiracy covered payments from Abramoff clients and associates to Liberty Consulting, a political firm founded by Rudy's wife, Lisa. In October 2005, the Washington Post reported that Rudy, while on DeLay's staff, helped scuttle a bill opposed by eLottery Inc., an Abramoff client, and that Abramoff had eLottery pay Toward Tradition to hire Liberty Consulting," Susan Schmidt and James Grimaldi, reported in the November 26, 2005, Washington Post.
On November 17, 2006, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked Rudy's license to practice law.
References
As of this edit, this article uses content from SourceWatch, a source licensed under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License which was imported into Misplaced Pages before November 2008 and is therefore validly licensed for use on Misplaced Pages. All relevant terms must be followed. The original article was at "Tony Rudy".
- ^ Susan Schmidt and James Grimaldi, "Lawmakers Under Scrutiny in Probe of Lobbyist: Ney and DeLay Among the Members of Congress Said to Be a Focus of Abramoff Investigation". Washington Post, November 26, 2005.
- "Star Rainmakers: The Hill's list of top lobbyists," Archived 2006-02-07 at the Wayback Machine The Hill, March 26, 2003.
- Ex-DeLay Aide Pleads Guilty, Washington Post, March 31, 2006.
- Tony Rudy charging document Archived 2006-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
- | April 20, 2012 | Last sentence handed down in Abramoff probe | MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press |
- http://www.saipantribune.com/archives/newsstoryarch.aspx?newsID=11005&cat=3&archdte=12/20/2000%2012:00:00%20AM
- http://www.vsb.org/docs/Rudy_Final_Op_12-05-06.pdf
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