Double-Dealing

Tigua Casino Closes After Abramoff Double-Dealing Scheme Success

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Jack Abramoff orchestrated a complex lobbying scheme involving the Tigua tribe’s Speaking Rock Casino, first helping to lobby for its closure through Texas legislation, and then charging the tribe $4.2 million to allegedly reopen the casino. The case exemplifies Abramoff’s fraudulent …

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Abramoff-Reed Execute Double-Dealing Scheme Against Tigua Tribe

| 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 …

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