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Casino Jack Abramoff
Lobbyist and Republican politician activist ; a protégé of Tom DeLay and
Karl Rove.
Jack Abramoff is a former American political lobbyist, a
Republican political activist and businessman who was a central
figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. Jack Abramoff
was named in the McCain Congressional investigations of Indian
Affairs as the recipient of 13 million dollars to funnel from the
Mississippi Choctaw Indian Tribe to Alabaman politicians to
defeat Don Seigelman and the lottery in Alabama.
<link to source Wikipedia>
- The Indian Lobbying Scandal
The Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal is a political
scandal relating to the work performed by political
lobbyists Jack Abramoff, Ralph E. Reed, Jr., Grover
Norquist and Michael Scanlon on behalf of Indian casino
gambling interests for an estimated $85 million in fees.
Abramoff and Scanlon grossly overbilled their clients,
secretly splitting the multimillion-dollar profits. In one case,
they secretly orchestrated lobbying against their own
clients in order to force them to pay for lobbying services.
In the course of the scheme, the lobbyists are accused of
illegally giving gifts and making campaign donations to
legislators in return for votes or support of legislation.
- <more at the Washington Post>
<more at the Washington Post 2>
<more at US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs>
<more at Daily KOS>
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| photo: TIME magazine Jack Abramoff, political lobbyist for the Bush White House, was central to a series of high-profile political scandals. |