Blog: The many faces of the Jack Abramoff scandal

"The Post's Investigations blog has compiled a summary of the 19 people (17 people have been charged with felonies, one with a misdemeanor and one has pleaded not guilty) charged in connection with the Abramoff case. Here they are, sorted by sentence and charge:

— Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the focus and linchpin of the massive lobbying and corruption scandal, was sentenced in September 2008 to four years in prison for charges in the case.

— Adam Kidan, a New York City businessman who had owned the Dial-a-Mattress franchise in Washington, pleaded guilty to fraud charges related to the 2000 purchase of SunCruz Casinos with Abramoff. He was sentenced in March 2006 for one count of conspiracy and one of wire fraud and ordered to pay restitution of more than $21 million with Abramoff.

— Former Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) pleaded guilty in October 2006 to trading political favors for gifts and campaign donations arranged by Abramoff and his associates.

— J. Steven Griles, the former No. 2 official in the Interior Department, pleaded guilty in March 2007 to lying to the Senate about his relationship with Abramoff.

— Italia Federici, the former president of the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy and Griles's onetime girlfriend, pleaded guilty to evading taxes and obstructing the Senate's investigation of Abramoff's lobbying for Indian tribes."

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Investigations Blog: The Many Faces of the Abramoff Scandal (The Washington Post 2/4)