MIAMI, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The federal government may strike a plea bargain with former super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff as a Jan. 9 trial date looms.
Lawyers on both sides met in Miami with U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck and plan to meet again Tuesday, The Los Angeles Times reports.
Tuesday reportedly is the date Huck has set for any deal to be reached by.
Abramoff is charged with wire fraud in Florida and is being investigated by a federal grand jury for million dollar fees he charged Indian tribes and other clients.
The plea deal is for both cases.
Two former Abramoff business associates agreed to cooperate with investigators earlier this month and in November.
Last week a public auditor in Guam reported Abramoff was paid $324,000 in secret with money from its Superior Court to lobby against legislation in Washington, D.C.
Abramoff also represented Saipan garment makers and the Northern Marianas government to lobby against raising the minimum wage there.
He has been close with prominent members of Congress, most of which are Republicans, and may agree to testify against them, the newspaper said. No charges have been filed.
