More investigations into Republicans coming due

The Washington Post reports that Austin, Texas DA Ronnie Earle's grand jury is coming to the end of its term and is beginning to look at possible conspiracy charges.

Until now, Tom DeLay could not be indicted by the grand jury investigating TRMPAC and illegal campaign contributions because they were being brought under state law. Apparently conspiracy can rope DeLay in.

The Washington Post reports that three men have been arrested in connetion with the assasination of the man who sold the cruise line in Florida to a consortium led by Jack Abramoff.

Fort Lauderdale police said yesterday that they charged three men in the 2001 gangland-style slaying of a Florida businessman who was gunned down in his car months after selling a casino cruise line to a group that included Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis was killed on a Fort Lauderdale street on Feb. 6, 2001. Two of the three men charged had been hired as consultants by Adam Kidan, one of Abramoff's partners in the SunCruz Casinos venture.

Other than the sale of the cruise line, the connection to Abramoff and the Republican Party is not yet clear.