Arizona Rep. Rick Renzi pleads not guilty
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - March 4, 2008 The three-term Republican appeared in U.S. District Court in
Tucson on Tuesday. He was named Feb. 21 with two other defendants
in a 35-count indictment.
Renzi is accused of helping with a swap of federally owned
mining land that benefited him and a business partner. He's also
accused of embezzling more than $400,000 from clients of his family
insurance business.
Renzi has been released without bond.
