Senate inquiry into Abramoff-linked nonprofits; Reed, Norquist likely eyed

[PhilipShore]

Raw Story
Senate inquiry into Abramoff-linked nonprofits advances; Reed, Norquist likely eyed
February 21, 2006

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Committee_fowards_information_for_inquiry_into_0221.html

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee has sent nearly 100 pages of documents regarding ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s use of nonprofit groups to the Senate Finance Committee, opening a second avenue into Congressional probes surrounding the admitted felon, ROLL CALL's Paul Kane reports Tuesday. Excerpts:
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Indian Affairs agreed Feb. 10 to send a limited batch of files to the Finance Committee, covering how Abramoff and his network of nonprofits helped conceal a multimillion-dollar bribery conspiracy. These documents will allow Finance to engage in the probe it announced almost a year ago into Abramoff and his nonprofits. The Finance Committee said the Abramoff documents would be part of an ongoing probe into whether some nonprofits are violating laws by taking on roles beyond what their tax-exempt status allows.

Grassley and Baucus declined to spell out what was in the Indian Affairs documents, but another source who was familiar with them said there were between 80 and 100 pages of e-mails and other files related to nonprofits.

[Mithras61]

1. The only reason that Repigs want to look into this...

is so they can see where the cover-up failed and the info leaked out. Their version of reform is more along the lines of reforming how the bribery works so it isn't detected.

[pk_du]

2. Amy Ridenour/NCPPR - its long past time to reach into that

cess-pool and see what comes out.

[ShockediSay]

3. there really IS a vast right wing conspiracy

united by greed, hearts of larceny and bagmen!