Espy Corruption Trial to Begin
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Former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, forced from office in 1994 amid allegations that he took gifts from lobbyists and companies he regulated, is scheduled to face trial in Washington on 38 felony counts of corruption. Espy faces charges that he took $35,000 in illegal gifts, from sports tickets to a crystal bowl, and then tried to cover it up. Independent counsel Donald C. Smaltz has spent four years and more than $17 million on the inquiry.
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