Rep. Cooley Didn’t Lie, He Tells Court
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Rep. Wes Cooley (R-Ore.) pleaded not guilty to charges he lied to Oregon voters about his Korean War experience. Through his lawyer, Cooley said he was innocent of two counts of knowingly making false statements to voters in official state pamphlets distributed before his 1994 election to a first term. Cooley, who is in his last month as congressman, was unopposed in this year’s primary and was nominated to serve a second term. But he withdrew under heavy pressure from state party leaders.
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