WASHINGTON - A one-time chief of staff to former Oklahoma Rep. Ernest Istook has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the House as part of the Jack Abramoff scandal.
John Albaugh is accused of accepting meals, sports and concert tickets, and other perks from lobbyists in exchange for official favors, according to charges outlined in a criminal information filed in federal court on Friday.
Such documents are normally entered as part of a plea deal. Albaugh was expected to appear at a court hearing Monday afternoon.
Albaugh served eight years as top aide for Istook, who left Congress to run for governor of Oklahoma in 2006. Istook lost and is now a fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington.
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