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Lobbyist Abramoff Indicted, To Be Arrested

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Thu Aug 11, 2005 at 01:07:21 PM EST
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Former big-time lobbyist Jack Abramoff was indicted by a Fort Lauderdale federal grand jury today on charges he and Adam Kidan, who also was indicted, schemed "to defraud two lenders in a $147.5 million purchase of SunCruz Casinos."

Josh Marshall has been following the case. Washington Post report here.

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    Lobbyist Abramoff Indicted, To Be Arrested | 5 comments (5 topical)
    Re: Lobbyist Abramoff Indicted, To Be Arrested (none / 0) (#1)
    by scarshapedstar on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:12 PM EST
    Sweet, sweet schadenfreude. Let us pray that they drag this one out past the '06 elections. Let's see Delay on TV denying that he ever knew the guy, just like Bush and Ken Lay. And how Ft. Lauderdale is a hotbed of partisan Democrats. I'm sure he'll have a great explanation for why his business partners get whacked by the mob, too. Yessir, if I know the Swiftboat crew, this oughtta turn into a three-ring circus.

    Re: Lobbyist Abramoff Indicted, To Be Arrested (none / 0) (#2)
    by DawesFred60 on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:12 PM EST
    Hey, that is his job, why not i wish i could.

    Re: Lobbyist Abramoff Indicted, To Be Arrested (none / 0) (#3)
    by squeaky on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:12 PM EST
    With both houses Republican they think that they can get away with murder, and they do. Delay, Abramoff, Ohio, Hastert, Cunningham, et.at. have little to worry about, or so it seemed. The ethics committee is not even functioning because if the dems push for it they will be the target for year long investigations regarding things like stealing a 37 cent stamp. Oh, and, the repug ethics violations would have to wait until every dem was scoured. We must get them out!!

    Re: Lobbyist Abramoff Indicted, To Be Arrested (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:12 PM EST
    It's been a busy day on the Tom Delay scandal front. First, Delay sugar daddy and GOP favorite Jack Abramoff was indicted for wire fraud charges. Then, the Federal Election Commission said that Delay's Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee (ARMPAC) may have improperly spent over $200,000. For details on the latest Delay malfeasance and a complete collection of Delay scandal resources, see: "The Tom Delay Scandal Document Center."

    Re: Lobbyist Abramoff Indicted, To Be Arrested (none / 0) (#5)
    by squeaky on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:12 PM EST
    Spent over $300,000. minor detail compared to Iraq $ siphon.

    Lobbyist Abramoff Indicted, To Be Arrested | 5 comments (5 topical)