A Texas grand jury asked Thursday for all e-mails sent and received in 2002 by three indicted associates of Rep. Tom DeLay as part of an investigation into an alleged campaign finance scheme.
The latest subpoenas request correspondence to and from e-mail addresses belonging to John Colyandro, Jim Ellis and Warren RoBold.
Prosecutors allege that DeLay and his associates funneled corporate money to an arm of the Republican National Committee, which sent it back to seven GOP candidates for the Texas Legislature. Texas law bans corporate money from being used directly in a political campaign.
DeLay, Ellis and Colyandro are charged with conspiracy and money laundering. Colyandro and RoBold are charged with accepting or making restricted corporate donations.
