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CBS' political feature was on Rick Renzi, the Republican Congressman from Arizona, who has been slapped with an indictment for extortion and moneylaundering. On Follow the Money, Sharyl Attkisson outlined the alleged alfalfa scheme. According to prosecutors, Renzi was owed $733,000 by a local farmer named James Sandlin. Sandlin's alfalfa fields were eligible for land swaps under which mining companies that want to exploit federal land can win access if they trade in land of equivalent value. Renzi sat on the committee that approves the swaps. He is accused of directing a mining firm to buy Sandlin's alfalfa fields in order to qualify. Sandlin is accused of using part of the proceeds to pay his debt to Renzi. "Well before the indictment," Renzi announced that he will not run for reelection.
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