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Trey Radel

Trey Radel

U.S. Rep. Trey Radel pleaded guilty today to one count of misdemeanor cocaine possession, CNN's Athena Jones reports. The Florida Republican was sentenced to one year of probation.

Radel, 37, was charged after allegedly buying a small amount of the drug in an October sting, according to court documents and law enforcement officials. The sting was part of a broader FBI/Drug Enforcement Administration investigation of a drug trafficking organization in the nation's capital, law enforcement officials told CNN on condition of anonymity. Ref. CNN

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Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., announced during a press conference that he will be taking a leave of absence after pleading guilty to cocaine possession on Wednesday. Radel says he will begin "Intensive in-patient treatment." "I'm getting the help I need," Radel said. "From there I will work on rebuilding the trust that I have with southwest Florida." Ref. USAToday

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Rehab & Back To Work

Rep. Trey Radel says he plans to stay in office, following 28 days in a treatment program required by his guilty plea last month to misdemeanor cocaine possession. "I'm going to return to what ... You sent me to do," He said in a news conference in Cape Coral Tuesday evening. Ref. USAToday

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How do these politicians expect to govern when they can't control their own problems? They want to hold on to power whilst be treated for a lack of self-control?

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U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Florida, plans to resign today, a senior Republican leadership aide told CNN's Deirdre Walsh and Paul Steinhauser.

The freshman lawmaker recently returned to Capitol Hill from a leave of absence after pleading guilty last fall to cocaine possession. Ref. CNN