Abramoff and Reed Formalize Tribal Money Laundering Subcontractor Scheme

| Importance: 8/10 | Status: confirmed

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 Century Strategies for conducting anti-gaming grassroots campaigns. Reed used his Christian conservative network, including over 3,000 pastors and 90,000 religious conservative households, to conduct targeted political activities that benefited Abramoff’s tribal casino clients by preventing competitive gaming legislation.

Key Actors

Jack Abramoff Ralph Reed Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Century Strategies Preston Gates Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist

Tags

abramoff ralph-reed money-laundering choctaw corruption lobbying grassroots-manipulation

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