WASHINGTON — A lobbyist has been sentenced to three years probation for destroying evidence about her ties with former Pennsylvania congressman Curt Weldon.
Cecelia Grimes of Parkesburg, Pa., broke down in tears as she was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy Jr.
Grimes had admitted that she threw her BlackBerry into an Arby's restaurant garbage can and put other records of her involvement with Weldon's campaign events out with the trash to hide them from the FBI. The documents had been subpoenaed as part of a grand jury investigation.
Court documents say federal authorities have been looking into whether Weldon agreed to help Grimes by supporting appropriations requests from her lobbying firm. The Republican lawmaker lost his seat in 2006.
For more information see Saturday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.