Former Bush admin. official found guilty (again) In Abramoff-related case

David Savafian's retrial ended with the same result as his first trial -- Guilty:

A former top White House official was convicted this afternoon of obstructing justice and lying to investigators about a lavish golf trip to Scotland and trying to cover-up his efforts to assist disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff acquire government property.

It was the second time that David H. Safavian, the former chief of staff at the General Services Administration, has been convicted on the federal charges stemming from the government's wide-ranging probe of Abramoff. His 2006 conviction was overturned by a federal appeals court in June.

The jury convicted Safavian of obstructing a GSA investigation into the 2002 golf trip, which was largely financed by Abramoff, and of lying on a financial disclosure form about its costs. He also was convicted of making false statements to an FBI agent and a GSA ethics officer. He was acquitted of giving a false statement to a Senate committee.