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U.S. Department of Justice
Former GSA Chief of Staff David Safavian Convicted of Obstruction, Making False Statements
January 11th, 2009
A federal jury in Washington convicted David H. Safavian, the former chief of staff for the General Services Administration (GSA), of obstructing a GSA internal investigation and making false statements, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced. The jury convicted Safavian of four charges in an October 2008 superseding indictment, following a six-day trial and three days of jury deliberation. The jury found that from 2002 until 2005, Safavian made false statements and obstructed an investigation into his relationship with former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The investigation focused on whether Safavian, the chief of...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-01-11)
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