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Tom DeLay Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Former US House majority leader and Texas congressman Tom DeLay was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
DeLay is being sentenced for having conspired to direct $190,000 in corporate contributions in 2002 towards the Republic National commitee, which in turn sent the money to candidates in the Texas House.
DeLay still claims that he did nothing wrong, he said to the judge, "I can't be remorseful for something I don't think I did."
This past November DeLay was also found guilty of money laundering and was given 10 years probation instead of 5 years of prison.
But Tom DeLay won't be going to prison any time soon as his appeal could take month or even years.