Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

Jack Abramoff Sentenced to 48 Months Prison and $23 Million Restitution

| Importance: 7/10

Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $23,134,695 in restitution for his role in the massive congressional corruption scandal. This Washington D.C. sentencing was for conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, honest services fraud involving …

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Choctaw Tribe Contract Reveals Abramoff-Scanlon Lobbying Fraud

| Importance: 8/10

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians begins a contract with Capitol Campaign Strategies, led by Michael Scanlon, who worked closely with Jack Abramoff. The contract was part of a broader corrupt lobbying scheme where Abramoff and Scanlon systematically defrauded Native American tribes. Of the …

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Abramoff and Reed Formalize Tribal Money Laundering Subcontractor Scheme

| 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 …

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Abramoff-Norquist-DeLay Network Defeats Native American Casino Tax Bill

| Importance: 8/10

Jack Abramoff, working for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, successfully mobilized a network including Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform and House Majority Whip Tom DeLay to defeat a Congressional bill that would have imposed unrelated business income tax (UBIT) on Native …

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Jack Abramoff Joins Preston Gates - Launches Tribal Lobbying Practice

| Importance: 7/10

Jack Abramoff joins Preston Gates & Ellis in late 1994, strategically positioning himself to leverage the Republican electoral victories that reshaped congressional relationships with Native American tribes. By 1995, he had secured the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians as his first major …

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