Former Bush administration official David Safavian has been found guilty of covering up his dealings with disgraced US lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Safavian was convicted on four of five felony counts of lying and obstruction. He had resigned from his White House post last year as the federal government's chief procurement officer.
The trial consumed eight days of testimony about Safavian's assistance to Abramoff regarding government-owned real estate and a week-long golfing excursion the lobbyist organised to the famed St. Andrews golf course in Scotland and London.
Safavian went on the trans-Atlantic trip while he was chief of staff at the General Services Administration.
The verdict came on the fifth day of jury deliberations.
Safavian showed no expression when the judge announced the guilty verdicts on each of four counts. Sentencing was scheduled for October 12.
Abramoff, who has pleaded guilty to federal crimes in Washington and in Miami, could be a witness if the Justice Department assembles criminal cases against any members of Congress.
AP