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Rival's ad links Sen. Cornyn to Abramoff scandal (10/28)
An Internet ad from Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rick Noriega accuses Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) of doing the bidding of jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff. When he was attorney general of Texas, Cornyn went to court to shut down the...
Abramoff scandal figured indicted again (10/10)
David Safavian, a former Bush administration official, was indicted a second time in connection with the Jack Abramoff scandal. Safavian is charged with four counts of making false statements to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee about his dealings with Abramoff....
Judge orders release of Abramoff visitor logs (10/03)
Judge Royce Lamberth gave the U.S. Secret Service 18 days to turn over White House logs detailing disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s visits during the Bush administration. Judicial Watch and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a Freedom of...
McCain's circle targeted tribes in Abramoff scandal (09/29)
A Democratic National Committee ad cites Sen. McCain's ties to gambling. Associates of Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) profited from the Jack Abramoff scandal by soliciting tribes who were victimized by the convicted lobbyist, The New York Times reported on...
Book Review: Abramoff and conservative GOP rule (09/23)
"Last I checked, conventional wisdom held that conservatives see the world in black and white while the more nuanced vision of liberals allows for shades of gray. Thomas Frank must have missed that memo. In his world, there are...
Interior investigators pulled from Abramoff probe (09/19)
Inspector General Earl E. Devaney has pulled his investigators from the Jack Abramoff probe in protest of the Department of Justice's failure to prosecute two former government officials, The Washington Post reports. Devaney's office has been working on the...
Editorial: No pity for 'broken' Jack Abramoff (09/19)
"Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who was sentenced last week to four years in prison for his involvement in a far-reaching Washington political corruption scandal, wants us all to feel sorry for him. He calls himself “a broken man” and a...
Former Justice officials linked to Abramoff scandal (09/18)
Two former Department of Justice officials are being linked to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff through Kevin Ring, the latest person indicted in connection with the scandal. Ring was in contact with former Solicitor General Paul Clement and David Ayres, a...
Blog: Abramoff associate asks judge to step aside (09/17)
"Kevin Ring, who was arrested last week on conspiracy, fraud and obstruction-of-justice charges stemming from his work on Jack Abramoff’s lobbying team, has asked a federal judged to recuse herself from his case. Ring is accused of attempting to thwart...
Editorial: A lot of cleaning to do in Washington (09/15)
"Republican presidential candidate John McCain denounces "the broken system in Washington that too often allows lobbyists to write legislation and members of Congress to waste taxpayer money." And Democratic candidate Barack Obama condemns "the pettiness and the game-playing and the...
Editorial: Still no justice after Abramoff scandal (09/12)
"The Republican lobbyist and the center of the decade's most notorious political corruption case was sentenced last week. Jack Abramoff got four years as punishment for his conviction in federal court. More than a dozen public officials and lobbyists have...
Jewish Daily Forward: Abramoff attempts makeover (09/12)
"As he serves time in federal prison, a picture is emerging in court documents and in a newly published book of a repentant Jack Abramoff, who is embracing the Jewish notion of “Teshuva” and turning his back on the days...
Editorial: Jack Abramoff pays the piper for crimes (09/11)
"Jack Abramoff feels sorry for himself. The once high-rolling Washington lobbyist has been sitting in a jail cell since January, 2006, after pleading guilty to fraud, tax evasion, and conspiracy charges in two separate cases. Last week he was back...
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe defends lobbyist's work (09/11)
A lobbyist who has been indicted in connection with the Jack Abramoff scandal worked for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts until this March of this year, The Cape Cod Times reports. Kevin Ring represented the tribe well, tribal leaders...
Judge reduces Abramoff sentence for bank fraud (09/11)
A federal judge in Florida reduced convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff's bank fraud sentence. Abramoff was originally sentenced to 70 months but Judge Paul Huck cut it to 45 months. That puts it in line with the 48 months he received...
Abramoff redirected fees owed to lobbying firm (09/10)
Jack Abramoff defrauded the Greenberg Traurig firm out of lobbying fees, according to the Department of Justice. Abramoff got some of the his clients to pay their fees to his partner, Michael Scanlon, instead of the firm, federal prosecutors said....
Rep. Wilson denies acting on Abramoff's behalf (09/10)
Outgoing Rep. Heather Wilson (R-New Mexico) denies taking any action on behalf of Jack Abramoff's lobbying firm although the latest federal indictment links one of her aides to the scandal. According to prosecutors, the unnamed aide worked closely with Kevin...
Former Abramoff clients still donating money (09/09)
Tribes who were clients of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff haven't let the scandal stop the flow of their campaign contributions. The tribes' contributions dropped after the scandal broke in 2004. But they donated $1.2 million during the 2006 election cycle...
Another lobbyist charged in Abramoff scandal (09/09)
A tribal lobbyist who refused to testify before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee appeared in court on Monday for his role in the Jack Abramoff scandal. Kevin Ring was arrested in Washington, D.C., just days after Abramoff was sentenced...
Saginaw Chippewa site seeks freedom for Abramoff (09/08)
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...
Tribes still feel victimized by Abramoff long after scandal (09/05)
Delores Jackson, former council member for Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan, after Jack Abramoff's sentencing in Washington, D.C. Indian Country is still suffering from the effects of the Jack Abramoff scandal, more than four years after it became national...
Abramoff sentenced for defrauding tribes (09/05)
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced to 48 months in prison for a conspiracy to defraud tribal clients, bribe a member of Congress and evade federal taxes. Judge Ellen S. Huvelle acknowledged Abramoff's extensive cooperation with an ongoing corruption inquiry....
McCain cites tribes in GOP acceptance speech (09/05)
Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) accepted his party's presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention on Thursday. McCain cited his record as an opponent of corruption in his speech at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. "I've fought...
Blog: Some tribes not really Abramoff victims (09/05)
"Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff is off to the hoosegow for another four years after a judge sentenced him today for his role in the tribes-and-bribes scandal. In 2006, you'll recall, Abramoff and his cohort Michael Scanlon pleaded guilty to crimes...
Abramoff writes letter to judge before sentencing (09/04)
Update: Jack Abramoff received 48 months, to run concurrently with his bank fraud sentence. In total, he will serve slightly less than six years in prison, but could benefit from credits. $p Jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff told a federal judge...
Abramoff set for sentencing in tribal fraud case (09/03)
Note: Judge Huvelle has reset the hearing for 2pm in Courtroom 24A (in the annex) of the courthouse. Jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff will be sentenced tomorrow for defrauding his tribal clients out of millions of dollars Abramoff is already in...
Tribes want to speak at Abramoff sentencing (09/01)
Representatives of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan and the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana want to speak at the sentencing of jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff this Thursday. Abramoff admitted that he defrauded the tribes out of millions of dollars. He...
Native Democrats drop McCain-Abramoff resolution (08/29)
Native delegates at the Democratic National Convention dropped a resolution that linked Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) to jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Delegates were concerned that the focus on lobbyists could hurt their standing in Capitol Hill, Indian Country Today reported....
Abramoff pleads for leniency ahead of sentencing (08/29)
Attorneys for Jack Abramoff submitted 95 letters to a federal judge on Thursday in hopes of securing a reduced sentence for the jailed lobbyist. The letters came from Abramoff's family, Jewish leaders and his friends. They called the former Republican...
DOJ seeks reduction in sentence for Abramoff (08/28)
The Department of Justice is seeking a reduction in the sentence for convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, citing his cooperation with an ongoing corruption inquiry in Washington, D.C. Abramoff is already in prison on bank fraud charges. He has yet to...
Blog: Tribes knew what they got with Abramoff (08/27)
"A caucus of American Indian political leaders in Denver is considering a resolution that ties convicted Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff to Republican presidential candidate John McCain — through the person of Ralph Reed. Here’s the problem. Basically, the Senate Indian...
Sen. Stevens wins Alaska Republican primary (08/27)
A federal indictment didn't stop Republican voters in Alaska from supporting Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) on Tuesday. Stevens, who faces seven charges of making false statements, won his party's primary with 91 percent of the vote. Two others ran...
Native Democrats tie Abramoff to McCain campaign (08/26)
The Native American Caucus at the Democratic National Convention is slamming Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) for associating with one of Jack Abramoff's "Republican cohorts," Indian Country Today reports. Members of the caucus are drafting a resolution that calls on McCain...
Abramoff associate recently bought $2.2M house (08/22)
Michael Scanlon agreed to pay up to $19.7 million in restitution for his role in the Jack Abramoff scandal but that hasn't stopped him from playing the real estate market in Washington, D.C. Scanlon pleaded guilty nearly three years...
Jodi Rave: McCain cozies up to Abramoff associate (08/19)
"Native leaders criticized Sen. John McCain on Monday for getting “cozy” with a close associate of convicted felon Jack Abramoff, who defrauded tribes of tens of millions of dollars in a Capitol Hill lobbying scandal. “I think a lot of...
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