The business parther of Rep. C.W. Bill Young's daughter-in-law threw away her BlackBerry and some travel records in an effort to hide evidence from federal investigators, according to a document filed in federal court.

Cecelia Grimes, the partner in a Media, Penn. lobbying firm with Cindy Young, the Pinellas congressman's daughter-in-law, has agreed to plead guilty to destroying the records, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. 

Grimes, who was being interviewed as part of an influence-peddling investigation into Rep. Curt Weldon, a Republican from the Philadelphia suburbs, was given subpoenas seeking records of her two lobbying firms, their clients, and Grimes' travel and e-mails. She instead filled trash bags with records, including check stubs, records of airline and Amtrak travel, an invitation to a Weldon fund-raiser, and RSVP cards for a dinner honoring Weldon. The FBI recovered the bags from trash cans next to Weldon's house.

Grimes later dropped her BlackBerry into a trash can at an Arby's restaurant, according to a court filing.

Weldon, who lost a bid for re-election, has not been charged and has
said he is innocent. Grimes is cooperating with the investigation.

The St. Petersburg Times reported in 2006 that Cindy Young
arranged three meetings between her defense contractor clients and Rep.
Young. Two of her clients got money in Young's appropriations bill, but
the congressman said it was based on merit and he gave no favoritism
toward his daughter-in-law's clients.