Jack Abramoff

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House Oversight Committee issues ultimatum to White House over security cl...House Oversight Committee issues ultimatum to White House over security cl...
	Fri Mar 01, 2019 \| cnn.com The chairman of the House Oversight Committee issued a stark warning Friday to White House counsel Pat Cipollone, demanding that the White House turn over documents and...

'Trump Jr had worst judgement in world''Trump Jr had worst judgement in world'
	Wed Feb 27, 2019 \| bbc.com Michael Cohen believes the president's son told Mr Trump in advance about the "dirt on Clinton" meeting.

Did Wisconsin Just Save the GOP—Or Destroy It?Did Wisconsin Just Save the GOP—Or Destroy It?
	Wed Apr 06, 2016 \| politico.com In the town of Ripon, Wisconsin, sits a small, white clapboard schoolhouse with the sign: “Birthplace of the Republican Party.” According to Wisconsin lore, the GOP was...

Nancy Reagan’s Passing Marks the Death of the GOP EstablishmentNancy Reagan’s Passing Marks the Death of the GOP Establishment
	Sun Mar 06, 2016 \| politico.com Nancy Reagan never would have considered herself part of the Washington “establishment.” For one thing, she hadn’t lived in this town in decades. More importantly, she had...

Jack Abramoff: The lobbyist's playbookJack Abramoff: The lobbyist's playbook
	Sun Nov 06, 2011 \| cbsnews.com Jack Abramoff spent more than three years in prison for his crimes. Now a free man, he reveals how he was able to influence politicians and their staffers through generous...

Abramoff cops plea, faces prison Length of sentence is likely to depend o...Abramoff cops plea, faces prison Length of sentence is likely to depend o...
	Wed Jan 04, 2006 \| sfgate.com Abramoff pleads guilty to fraud and tax evasion related to a massive lobbying scandal focusing on Abramoff himself. Abramoff faces prison time.

Yellen Sworn in as Fed Chair, Succeeding BernankeYellen Sworn in as Fed Chair, Succeeding Bernanke
	Mon Feb 03, 2014 \| hosted.ap.org Janet Yellen officially took over the leadership of the Federal Reserve on Monday - and along with it a delicate task: Unwinding the Fed's extraordinary economic stimulus...

Jack Abramoff’s ‘Cesspool of Corruption’Jack Abramoff’s ‘Cesspool of Corruption’
	Tue Jan 03, 2006 \| truthdig.com Outlines the violations and corrupt dealings of Abramoff and his accomplices in the Indian Lobbying scandal.

Jack Abramoff Scandals & Controversies

Jack Abramoff Indian Lobbying Scandal
Jack Abramoff
Nov 25 2005
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Abramoff and his partner, conspired to overcharge Indian Casinos $85 million in fees. Lobbyists also worked to lobby against their own clients in order to inflate hours. On January 3, 2006, Abramoff pleaded guilty to three felony counts: conspiracy, fraud, and tax evasion. He now owes $1.7 million in back taxes as part of the guilty plea. He must also pay $25 million is restitution to the people and entities that he defrauded.
Jack Abramoff CNMI scandal
Jack Abramoff
Jan 01 2001
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Jack Abramoff was hired by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to lobby to maintain the CMNI's exemption from federal minimum wage and immigration laws. In testimony before the Senate, it was described that 91% of the private-sector workforce were immigrants, and were being paid barely half the U.S. minimum hourly wage. Stories also emerged of workers forced to live behind barbed wire in squalid shacks without plumbing. A Department of the Interior report found that "Chinese women were subject to forced abortions and that women and children were subject to forced prostitution in the local sex-tourism industry." Abramoff flew congressmen to CMNI, sometimes as an illegal gift in an effort to conceal the harsh conditions.