Jack Abramoff

Ethics Tips From Jack Abramoff, Disgraced Lobbyist

Reuters | Posted 05.03.2012

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By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas, May 2 (Reuters) - University of Texas students got an ethics lesson from an unlikely source on Wed...

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Ex-Aide To Tom Delay Last To Be Sentenced In Abramoff Probe

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 04.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Tony Rudy was among the first people to plead guilty in the long-running probe of influence peddling tied to Republican super-lobbyist J...

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Ex-DeLay Aide Faces Consequences

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 04.21.2012

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WASHINGTON — Tony Rudy was among the first people to plead guilty in the long-running probe of influence peddling tied to Republican super-lobby...

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Ex-Abramoff Partner: Suspect Ordered Hit On Casino Owner

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 04.11.2012

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A former partner of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff in a fraudulent casino boats deal testified Wednesday that an...

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"Pudgy" Testifies In Miami Subs Founder Murder Trial

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 04.11.2012

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — An admitted conspirator in the 2001 slaying of a prominent South Florida businessman described Tuesday how he conducted ...

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Lobbyist Brags About Helping Rep. Win Primary Challenge: 'It Helps To Have Friends'

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 03.22.2012

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Earlier this month Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), chairman of the powerful House committee that oversees the financial services industry, was facing a ...

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Abramoff Says He's Still Capable Of Making Millions

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 03.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Jack Abramoff is sitting in a Starbucks just south of Dupont Circle. He is not wearing his infamous black hat. Or any hat at all. He...

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Jack Abramoff, Fallen Lobbyist, Visits Alma Mater Beverly Hills High School

Nina Vir | Posted 05.08.2012

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Notable Beverly alumni include Angelina Jolie, Betty White, Nicholas Cage, and Leighton Meester. Meeting Jack Abramoff, an alumni who became a notorious political figure, was very interesting.

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Tribes Doubt Jack Abramoff's Conversion

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 03.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On Monday night, the National Press Club played host to the country's most infamous lobbyist, Jack Abramoff. Sitting in the front row we...

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Abramoff Accomplice In Hot Water Again Over Knife Incident

AP | By NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 02.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A former aide to Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran convicted in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal must spend 15 weekends in jail after gett...

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Corruption Watchdogs Have a Hot New Blogger: Jack Abramoff

Steve Clemons | Posted 04.04.2012

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Holy Indian reservation roulette wheels Batman! The newly launched Republic Report, an anti-corruption blog focusing on how self-interested dollars are warping the public-interest responsibilities of America's democratic institutions, has actually hired convicted felon Jack Abramoff to be one of its lead bloggers.

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Four Reasons GOP Lawmakers Aren't Backing Gingrich

Corbin Hiar | Posted 03.25.2012

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Why are GOP lawmakers so reluctant to support their former colleague? Here are a few of the likely reasons.

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Jack Abramoff, Joe Sestak & Others Debate SOPA

Debating SOPA | Jonathan Larsen | Posted 03.17.2012

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Chris leads a debate on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, with NBCUniversal Executive Vice President and General Counsel Rick Cotton and Reddi...

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When Rick Santorum Embraced Lobbyists

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 01.05.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Behind the sweater vests, the faith and family, and the self-definition as a congressional reformer lies another Rick Santorum. This Ric...

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Fixing Congress and Finding Peace: An Interview With Jack Abramoff

Matt Bieber | Posted 03.04.2012

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I liked him. And I wasn't alone -- not even close. Here was a guy who'd been about as bad as you can be with a tie on, and he seemed to have come around. Sure, it had taken prison to get him there, but so what?

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Jack Abramoff Seeking Cash On Road To Redemption

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Looking to host an event and have $25,000 to spare on the entertainment? You could hire Snooki. Or maybe you'd prefer famous Notre D...

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The NRA's Biggest Gun: Grover Norquist and the Decline of (True) Freedom

Josh Horwitz | Posted 01.22.2012

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From suppressing the democratic aspirations of millions of Africans to helping corporations fleece taxpayers to pushing worker/employer relations back to the Gilded Age, Norquist has proven by his actions that his brand of "freedom" is every bit as tainted as the NRA's.

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Would You Trust This Man?

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 11.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- He was once the most reviled man in Washington, the latest embodiment of Washington corruption. Now, ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff is trying...

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Judge: No Restitution Relief For Abramoff Partner In Crime

AP | By NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 11.14.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff's former partner in crime shouldn't expect relief on his appeal to reduce a $20 million restitution order. Th...

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Winning Old Post Office Redevelopment Plan May Be Accounced This Week

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.14.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Old Post Office Pavilion and its clock tower on Pennsylvania Avenue NW were nearly demolished a handful of times in the past century...

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Top 5 White Collar Criminals Ever

Newsone.com | David Moye | Posted 01.13.2012

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As the world's eyes turn to Wall Street as a source of financial distress, maybe its time to look at the corporate criminals who have decimated our fi...

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Disgraced Lobbyist Seeks Limelight

The New York Times | Posted 01.12.2012

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High over Central Park, in a private screening room on the 51st floor of the Time Warner Center last Sunday night, Jack Abramoff, the onetime supervil...

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Disgraced Lobbyist Claims Lawmakers Broke The Rules

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 01.11.2012

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Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff recently revealed that several lawmakers have bragged to him about insider stock trading. Abramoff said in an inte...

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Junkie Pride

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 01.11.2012

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During his Sixty Minutes interview, I was not surprised to see that Abramoff was his usual likeable and articulate self. I was surprised, however, that Abramoff responded to his interviewer, Leslie Stahl, with almost "junkie pride."

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Notorious Lobbyist Criticizes Reforms Brought On By Scandal

AP | By NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 01.05.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Jack Abramoff can't say he wasn't warned. When the now-notorious lobbyist was a rising star as Republicans expanded their power in Wash...

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