Abramoff to Plead Guilty in Fla. Fraud

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http://www.heraldnewsdaily.com/stories/news-00120056.html

Abramoff to Plead Guilty in Fla. Fraud


MIAMI - A day after pleading guilty to three felonies, once-powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff faced another federal court hearing over fraud charges stemming from his purchase of a Florida gambling boat fleet.

The plea was part of an agreement with prosecutors requiring him to cooperate in a broad corruption investigation into members of Congress. On Tuesday, Abramoff, 46, pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington to mail fraud, conspiracy and tax evasion charges.

Former Abramoff partner Adam Kidan, 41, pleaded guilty on Dec. 15 and faces sentencing March 1.

The wide-ranging corruption probe could involve up to 20 members of Congress and aides, including former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay , R-Texas.

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1. Ahhhh

What a world what a world!

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Here he is arriving at the court house

What's with the outfits? Is he going for the insanity defense?

[Straight Shooter]

3. I think his handlers advised him to stop dressing like a mob boss.

Now he looks like a CEO who doesn't give a rat's a**.

[seemslikeadream]

4. Still wearing those bullet proof hats?

[txindy]

5. Maybe he has 'bedhead'

He'll then confuse everyone with 'hat hair,' instead. Is there no end to his deviousness?! ;)

Seriously, who dresses this idiot? Is it someone who actually likes him? 'Cause I'm not seeing it.

[merwin]

6. kick

:kick:

[sweetm2475]

7. In Florida, Abramoff AGAIN Pleads Guilty!

Admission Completes Corruption Defendant's Shift to Government Witness

By James V. Grimaldi and Susan Schmidt
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, January 5, 2006; Page A04

Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff's second guilty plea in two days sealed his role as a star witness in the federal government's largest congressional corruption investigation in decades.

Abramoff admitted in U.S. District Court yesterday in Miami that he engaged in fraud and conspiracy in his purchase of a fleet of SunCruz casino boats in 2000, when he presented lenders with a counterfeit document showing that he and a partner had put $23 million into the deal. In fact, Abramoff and partner Adam Kidan put virtually no money into the purchase, and the cruise line went bankrupt the following year.

The appearance was made a day after Abramoff pleaded guilty in Washington to defrauding Indian tribe clients, conspiring to bribe members of Congress and evading taxes. The Florida and Washington cases were resolved together in an agreement that requires the ex-lobbyist to provide evidence and testimony in the Justice Department's probe of corruption in Congress and executive branch agencies.

Kidan and another Abramoff partner, Michael Scanlon, already have pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the investigation. To learn more about the actions of members of Congress, prosecutors are now expected to turn their attention to congressional aides and former Capitol Hill staffers who went to work for Abramoff.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/04/AR2006010400851.html

[soothsayer]

8. Didn't seem to have all that body armor on under his coat like he

did in DC.

[truthisfreedom]

9. there will be sooooooo much thug money spent on lawyers this year!

i cherish the thought.

[gratuitous]

10. Coming soon to a courthouse near you

The Jack Abramoff "Guilty, Your Honor" tour, as Jack pleads to his many crimes in every jurisdiction. Check the website www.guiltyyourhonor.com for dates when Jack comes to YOUR town! Get your tickets now.

[sweetm2475]

11. ROFL!!! If only it wasn't so true.........

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