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Hopi Tribe drops lobbyist who worked with Abramoff
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
The Hopi Tribe of Arizona has ended its relationship with Kevin Ring, a former associate of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and his law firm.
The tribe had rehired Ring, who refused to testify at last week's Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing, earlier this year. Ring represented the tribe when he worked with Abramoff at Greenberg Traurig.
Ring [
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According to Senate documents, Ring was representing the Hopis [
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and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts [
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Get the Story:
Scandal has Hopi Tribe lacking a lobbyist in Washington, D.C.
(The Arizona Republic 6/28)
Committee Exhibits:
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Part 2
Witness List/Testimony:
Oversight
Hearing Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the In Re Tribal
Lobbying Matters, Et Al (June 22, 2005)
Relevant Links:
Hopi Tribe -
http://www.hopi.nsn.us
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