LAT: Abramoff's E-Mail Trail of Billing, Status, Charity

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A Lobbyist's E-Mail Trail of Billing, Status, Charity
As he was allegedly bilking Indian tribes of millions, Jack Abramoff bankrolled a Jewish school and fretted about his social standing.

By Mary Curtius, Times Staff Writer


WASHINGTON — In 2002, even as he raked in millions of dollars in allegedly excessive fees from Indian tribes and other clients, Washington super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff found himself in a financial crunch.

"I am concerned that while you are being very good to others and building a school, we are not taking care of your family financial needs," his accountant wrote in a November 2002 e-mail. "Even with another few million coming in the next few months we still need to tighten up."

Once closely allied with House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), Abramoff is under investigation by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and a federal grand jury for allegedly bilking Indian tribes that were seeking political influence in Washington. He has insisted he did nothing wrong.

This week, Senate investigators released hundreds of e-mails that shed light not only on Abramoff's multilayered financial dealings, but the complex life of the man at the center of an ethics scandal that had cast a shadow over DeLay.

The e-mails portray Abramoff as so focused on his social status that he asked a rabbi to falsify awards to improve his chances of becoming a member in an exclusive Washington club, and so concerned about the quality of Jewish education in the Washington area that he founded his own Orthodox school....


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-jack25jun25,0,1503042.story?coll=la-home-nation

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1. Hey McCain....

He's so crooked, do you think you and the rest of the senate might actually do something this time?? :shrug: :shrug:

He's violated so many laws you don't seriously want to leave it up to the FBI to determine his punishments, do you......And strain plus shred every bit of credability you have left. :thumbsdown:

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2. Might his involvement with DeLay, and Ralph Reed...

coat him with Congressional Teflon?

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3. Who McCain?

Nope, because he doesn't have that exscuse. He knows they're evil. If he plays along, he's just enabling and being an idiot.