Century Strategies

Abramoff-Reed Execute Double-Dealing Scheme Against Tigua Tribe

2002-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Jack Abramoff and Ralph Reed executed a sophisticated multi-stage scam against the Tigua Tribal Nation, first coordinating to close their El Paso casino through targeted religious opposition, then charging the tribe $4.2 million to lobby for its reopening. Century Strategies, Reed’s firm, led …

Jack Abramoff Ralph Reed Century Strategies Tigua Tribal Nation Michael Scanlon +1 more political-corruption double-dealing native-american-exploitation conservative-movement-corruption lobbying-fraud

Abramoff and Reed Formalize Tribal Money Laundering Subcontractor Scheme

1999-04-06 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On April 6, 1999, Jack Abramoff formalized a subcontractor arrangement with Ralph Reed and Preston Gates, involving the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The scheme involved routing $1.3 million through intermediary organizations like Americans for Tax Reform to conceal payments to Reed’s …

Jack Abramoff Ralph Reed Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Century Strategies Preston Gates +2 more abramoff ralph-reed money-laundering choctaw corruption +2 more