WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty at a federal court in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud charges stemming from a 2000 Florida casino-ship deal.

    The plea came one day after he pleaded guilty in Washington to three federal charges of conspiracy to commit fraud, tax evasion and mail fraud, and agreed to cooperate in a corruption investigation that could implicate a number of lawmakers.

    Abramoff, 46, acknowledged on Wednesday that he used faked documents to get a 60-million-U.S. dollar loan to buy a fleet of gambling ships in 2000.

    Judge Paul Huck set the sentencing date for March 16.

    The plea agreement called for a maximum sentence of just over seven years, but that sentence could be reduced if Abramoff cooperated fully in the corruption case.

    The corruption investigation in Washington could involve as many as 20 members of Congress, including former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Republican lawmaker who was forced to quit the leadership post last September in an unrelated case.

    The members of Congress implicated in the case received campaign donations and other favorites from Abramoff, and reportedly voted in Congress in favor of the lobbyist's clients. Enditem