Ex-Deputy Pleads Guilty in Abramoff Case

By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer, General Science / Other

Former Deputy Interior Secretary Steven Griles testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing regarding Jack Abramoff, on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Nov. 2, 2005 file photo. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

(AP) -- Former Deputy Interior Secretary J. Steven Griles pleaded guilty Friday to obstruction of justice, becoming the ninth person and the highest-ranking Bush administration official convicted in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.

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