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

2008-09-04 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | 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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Washington Post Exposes Abramoff Native American Lobbying Scandal

2004-02-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Washington Post published a groundbreaking investigation by journalist Susan Schmidt exposing the Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon lobbying scandal involving Native American tribal clients. The investigation revealed that the two lobbyists had charged six Native American tribes more than $82 …

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