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October 7, 2008 4:47:15 PM CDT


Arizona Republican Indicted in Conspiracy Involving Federal Land Swap

By LARA JAKES JORDAN | Associated Press | Feb 22, 08 9:38 AM CST in Politics 

Republican Rep. Rick Renzi has been indicted for extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges related to a land deal in Arizona.

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A 26-page federal indictment unsealed in Arizona accuses Renzi and two former business partners of conspiring to promote the sale of land that buyers could swap for property owned by the federal government. The sale netted one of Renzi's former partners $4.5 million.

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