[Tony} Rudy agreed to “perform a series of official acts.”

These included:

_Working to get federal money for the Northern Mariana Islands, which both Abramoff and Buckham wanted.

_Getting DeLay to oppose a postal rate increase that was opposed by magazine publishers who were represented by Abramoff.

_Persuading DeLay and other leading Republicans to defeat legislation that would have restricted Internet gambling.

 [Tony] Rudy was referred to in court papers released in connection with Abramoff’s plea. The documents referred to Rudy as Staffer A, and said that Abramoff, on behalf of clients who wanted to stop Internet gambling and postal rate legislation, paid $50,000 in 10 equal monthly payments beginning in June 2000 to Rudy’s wife while Rudy was a top aide to DeLay.

(Associated Press) A former top aide to Rep. Tom DeLay has agreed to plead guilty to charges in the widening federal investigation of lobbyist fraud, a law enforcement official said Friday.

Rudy, who served as deputy chief of staff while DeLay was House Majority leader, resigned in 2001 to become a lobbyist. He would be the first person to plead guilty to charges in the case since Jack Abramoff, once a leading GOP lobbyist, pleaded guilty to fraud charges in January.

Rudy was referred to in court papers released in connection with Abramoff’s plea. The documents referred to Rudy as Staffer A, and said that Abramoff, on behalf of clients who wanted to stop Internet gambling and postal rate legislation, paid $50,000 in 10 equal monthly payments beginning in June 2000 to Rudy’s wife while Rudy was a top aide to DeLay.

The Abramoff court papers allege no wrongdoing by DeLay, and his attorney, Richard Cullen, said the former House Majority Leader “expects his current staffers and expected his former staffers to adhere to the highest ethical standards.”

Rudy joined Abramoff’s lobbying team at the Greenberg Traurig law firm in 2001. Soon after, he signed on with another former DeLay staffer, Ed Buckham, at the Alexander Strategy Group.

Update:  Former DeLay Aide Pleads Guilty (WashPost)

See: Will Abramoff Scandal Rock the Postal World