Former White House Official - in charge of 300 billion dollar budget - Arrested

Former White House Official Arrested: "Former White House Official Arrested

By MARK SHERMAN
The Associated Press
Monday, September 19, 2005; 6:00 PM

WASHINGTON -- A former Bush administration official was arrested Monday on charges he made false statements and obstructed a federal investigation into his dealings with lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to court documents and government officials.

David Safavian, then-chief of staff of the General Services Administration and a former Abramoff lobbying associate, concealed from federal investigators that Abramoff was seeking to do business with GSA when Safavian joined him on a golf trip to Scotland in 2002, according to an FBI affidavit and the officials."