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| Key Events in the Abramoff Investigation |
| Wednesday, January 04, 2006 |
Here is a timeline of key events in the Jack Abramoff investigation:
2005:
Dec. 13-22: Five members of Congress - Rep. Ernest Istook, R-Okla.; Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan.; Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.; Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont.; and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. - return or give away campaign donations they received from Abramoff.
Dec. 15: Abramoff associate Adam Kidan reaches plea bargain with federal prosecutors on fraud charges arising from a 2000 deal to buy casino boats.
Nov. 21: Abramoff associate Michael Scanlon, a former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, pleads guilty to conspiring to bribe public officials.
Oct. 5: David Safavian, former chief of staff of the General Services Administration, is indicted on charges he made false statements and obstructed a federal investigation into his dealings with lobbyist Abramoff.
Aug. 29: Abramoff pleads innocent to Miami fraud charges.
Aug. 11: Abramoff and associate Adam Kidan indicted by a Miami federal grand jury on fraud charges in the casino boat deal.
2004:
Sept. 29: Abramoff refuses to answer questions from the Senate Indian Affairs Committee about his work on behalf of American Indian tribes and casino issues. The Senate committee's staff concluded after a seven-month investigation that Abramoff and his business partner, Michael Scanlon, had charged six tribes in six states a total of $66 million for lobbying and may have manipulated at least two tribal elections to ensure they would get contracts with tribes.
2003:
Abramoff donates more than $100,000 to President Bush's reelection campaign.
2000:
Abramoff and Kidan purchase the SunCruz Casinos fleet of gambling boats. According to the 2005 Miami indictment, prosecutors say the pair faked a $23 million wire transfer to make it appear that they were making a significant contribution of their own money into the deal. Based on that transfer, lenders Foothill Capital Corp. and Citadel Equity Fund Ltd. agreed to provide $60 million in financing for the purchase. |
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I find Jack Abramoff a fascinating character. His lack of integrity is just astounding!! I've posted an astrological profile at http://astrodynamics.blogspot.com/2006/01/jack-abramoff-begins-to-sing.html.
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I find Jack Abramoff a fascinating character. His lack of integrity is just astounding!! I've posted an astrological profile at http://astrodynamics.blogspot.com/2006/01/jack-abramoff-begins-to-sing.html.