No New Trial for Safavian, Judge Rules

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A federal judge denied an appeal from former White House appointee David Safavian, who was convicted in June of four felony counts arising from the Jack Abramoff scandal.

“This Court concludes that there are no grounds for granting either defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal on any of the counts for which he was convicted,” wrote Judge Paul Friedman, “or his motion for a new trial.”

Safavian is scheduled for sentencing next month.

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