Saturday, October 11, 2008

Jack Abramoff

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Who Were Abramoff's Victims?

The Indian tribes aren't among Abramoff's victims. more >>

Abramoff Sentences Looming?

Buzz in Washington says the long-awaited Jack Abramoff sentences might finally be coming down. more >>

Jack Abramoff's Former Law Firm Pays $324,000 Civil Settlement in Guam

The scandal seemed over until the attorney general of Guam indicted the now convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his former law firm last month on charges of theft, deception, and conspiring to unlawfully influence government officials. Today, the court dismissed all charges against the firm, Greenberg Traurig, in exchange for a $324,000 civil settlement covering the fees that the firm earned from Abramoff's improper lobbying contract with the Superior Court of Guam. more >>

Abramoff Scandal Is Back

Now it's Guam's shot at notorious former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff. more >>

Ney and Abramoff: Covering Tracks

Rep. Bob Ney, an Ohio Republican, took more than enough gifts from lobbyists to get himself in trouble with the feds. But Ney, who is now serving a 30-month sentence in federal prison, still tried to cover up his own actions when the notorious lobbyist Jack Abramoff first came under public scrutiny in 2004. According to recently filed court documents, Ney told his then Chief of Staff Will Heaton that he would begin paying for meals and drinks with a credit card at Abramoff's restaurant Signatures "in an attempt to establish a paper trail that Ney paid for bills there"—despite the fact that Ney and Heaton had dined there free for years, government documents state. more >>

Daily Doc: Jack Abramoff and the U.S. Attorney Flap

Well before the current flap over fired U.S. more >>

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