ABRAMOFF, Jack
Jack Abramoff built a Washington lobbying business with clients that included Native American tribes with casino interests. He pleaded guilty to federal corruption-related charges in 2006.
Jack Abramoff worked as a Washington lobbyist for clients that included Native American tribes with casino interests. He and his associate Michael Scanlon arranged for tribes to pay Scanlon’s public relations firm, which then secretly shared its profits with Abramoff.
The federal case also addressed gifts, travel and other benefits provided to public officials in exchange for official action. Scanlon pleaded guilty to conspiracy in November 2005. Abramoff pleaded guilty in January 2006 to conspiracy, honest services mail fraud and tax evasion. A federal judge sentenced him in 2008 to four years in prison in the Washington case, separate from a Florida fraud case.
The investigation resulted in separate cases against public officials, congressional aides and lobbyists. Representative Bob Ney pleaded guilty to conspiracy and making false statements. The episode intensified congressional debate about disclosure rules, gifts and the relationship between lobbyists and public officials.
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Bibliography:
- U.S. Department of Justice. (2006, January 3). Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Pleads Guilty to Charges Involving Corruption, Fraud Conspiracy, and Tax Evasion.
- U.S. Department of Justice. (2008). Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison on Charges Involving Corruption, Fraud, Conspiracy and Tax Evasion.