Not exactly just before
. Justice moves more slowly than that.
The bill signing was 12 April 2006. Sal resigned as Speaker on 27 January 2009, in the midst of the investigation. The grand jury acted on 2 June 2009. The trial wasn't until this past summer, and the sentencing was 9 September.
What's really amazing is that Sal DiMasi is the third speaker in a row to take a federal fall.
