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A Travis County grand jury Friday indicted Gov. Rick Perry on two charges related to his
effort last year to force District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg to resign after her
drunken driving arrest.
Grand jurors charged Perry, 64, with abuse of official capacity, a first-degree felony,
and coercion of a public servant, a third-degree felony. The first charge carries a
punishment of 5-99 years and a fine of up to $10,000. The second charge is punishable
by 2-10 years and a fine of up to $10,000.
The indictment stems from Perry’s threat last summer to withhold $7.2 million in state
money from Lehmberg’s office unless she step down – a threat he later carried out
by vetoing an appropriation in the state budget.
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/rick-perry-indicted-for-lehmberg-veto-threat/ng3zF/