A former council member of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe has started a website, originalsagchip39.org, in hopes of freeing jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Delores Jackson and other tribal members don't believe Abramoff defrauded the tribe out of millions of dollars. They say Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) went after the lobbyist to promote his presidential campaign.

"He was a scapegoat," Jackson told The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun.

Jackson spoke at Abramoff's sentencing hearing last Thursday.

Get the Story:
Tribal members spoke at Abramoff's sentencing (The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun 9/7)

Relevant Documents:
DOJ Press Release (September 4, 2008)

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