Democrats declare 'Orange Jumpsuit Week' for Abramoff birthday

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Democrats declare 'Orange Jumpsuit Week' for Abramoff birthday

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Published: February 27, 2006



Senate Democrats have declared it "Orange Jumpsuit Week" in a release attacking Republican ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who turns 47 tomorrow.

The document, which was accompanied by a picture of an Orange Jumpsuit with the words "Orange Jumpsuit Week" superimposed on the back, follows:

"Happy Birthday, Jack Abramoff! Tomorrow is the disgraced Republican super-lobbyist's birthday but, unfortunately for Abramoff, his friends aren't in much of a mood to party. In fact, three Abramoff cronies will be appearing in court this week.


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David Safavian, the Bush Administration's former chief procurement officer, has been charged with lying to a GSA ethics officer when he said Abramoff was not seeking business with the agency at the time the lobbyist paid for Safavian and several others to go on a golf outing to Scotland in August 2002. Safavian will be in court on Tuesday.
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Michael Scanlon will be in court on Wednesday for a status conference. Scanlon, Jack Abramoff's partner in the Indian fraud and bribery schemes, pled guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States.
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Adam Kidan, Abramoff's partner in the Sun Cruz deal, will be sentenced on Wednesday for conspiracy to defraud the United States and wire fraud.

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