Jack Abramoff was in the news again this week over his repeated meetings with President Bush. Now comes word that Abramoff's sentence in the D.C. corruption scandal may be handed down within months. Abramoff has been cooperating with the authorities:

Attorneys for the U.S. Justice Department and lobbyist Jack Abramoff, imprisoned for a fraud case in Florida, have asked a federal judge to sentence the former Republican power broker in September for his actions in the Washington lobbying scandal, according to documents filed in federal court.

Abramoff is currently serving five years and 10 months in prison for his role in the fraudulent purchase of a fleet of casino cruise boats in Florida. Under terms of his original plea agreement, Abramoff can expect to receive a jail sentence of 9 1/2 to 11 years, and he is required to make restitution of $26.7 million to the IRS and to the Indian tribes he defrauded. The initial plea in the lobbying corruption contemplated Abramoff serving a reduced sentence in exchange for his cooperation.

While serving his time at a federal prison in Cumberland, Md., Abramoff has been cooperating and received frequent visits from federal investigators who have secured convictions of more than a dozen lobbyists and government officials. Still under investigation are Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.) and Tom DeLay , the former House majority leader.

for the U.S. Justice Department and lobbyist Jack Abramoff, imprisoned for a fraud case in Florida, have asked a federal judge to sentence the former Republican power broker in September for his actions in the Washington lobbying scandal, according to documents filed in federal court.

Abramoff is currently serving five years and 10 months in prison for his role in the fraudulent purchase of a fleet of casino cruise boats in Florida. Under terms of his original plea agreement, Abramoff can expect to receive a jail sentence of 9 1/2 to 11 years, and he is required to make restitution of $26.7 million to the IRS and to the Indian tribes he defrauded. The initial plea in the lobbying corruption contemplated Abramoff serving a reduced sentence in exchange for his cooperation.

While serving his time at a federal prison in Cumberland, Md., Abramoff has been cooperating and received frequent visits from federal investigators who have secured convictions of more than a dozen lobbyists and government officials. Still under investigation are Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.) and Tom DeLay , the former House majority leader.