| Topic: |
Science > Abortion |
| User: |
"james g. keegan jr." |
| Date: |
11 Aug 2005 05:46:08 PM |
| Object: |
Bush indictment? Not yet, but Abramoff gets his |
Bush indictment? Not yet, but Abramoff gets his
Earlier this week, pranksters managed to get the words "Bush indictment"
into the "top searches" list on Technorati. Keep searching, folks, but
another well-connected resident of the nation's capital is apparently
soon to find the words "criminal defendant" before his name.
The Associated Press is reporting that lobbyist Jack Abramoff is about to
be indicted on federal bank fraud charges. Federal law enforcement
officials tell the AP that a grand jury in Florida may indict Abramoff
and an associate, New York businessman Adam Kidan, as early as today on
charges arising out of the purchase of SunCruz casinos by Abramoff and
his associates in 2000. The indictment will include allegations about the
use of a fake wire transfer to defraud lenders out of approximately $60
million, the AP says."The indictment against Abramoff was expected to
charge that he used income from SunCruz to finance political fund-raising
activities, including events at private boxes at Washington-area sports
venues such as the MCI Center and Oriole Park at Camden Yards," the AP is
reporting.
A separate grand jury in Washington is still investigating whether
Abramoff and a lobbying partner bilked Indian tribes out of millions of
dollars in the course of working on their behalf. As the AP notes,
Abramoff raised more than $100,000 for George W. Bush's 2004 campaign and
thousands of dollars more for Tom DeLay and other Republicans in
Congress. In an unrelated but related action, the Federal Election
Commission has just issued a report finding that DeLay's Americans for a
Republican Majority Political Action Committee failed to report more than
$300,000 in debts and inappropriately paid for some committee activities
with money from another DeLay-connected political committee.
Update: Abramoff was indicted Thursday afternoon on five counts of wire
fraud and conspiracy. He was arrested in Los Angeles.
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/print.html?
blog=/politics/war_room/2005/08/11/abramoff1/index.html
--
"Yes, I served in combat during Desert Storm." --Osprey (lying about his
military service) Message-ID: <1116416113.714744.65540
@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
.
|
|
|
Related Articles |
Bush Stonewalls Abramoff WH Visits Record (GOP=The Party fo Corruption)
Abramoff Visited Bush WH 195 times In 10 Months (GOP, The Stench of Corruption)
Oops, Abramoff Scandal Catches... Bush Official Gale Norton (GOP, The Stenc of Corruption)
Oops, Muslim Leader Pays Abramoff 1.2 Million for Access to Bush
Bush to Keep Abramoff's $94,000 (GOP, The Stench of Corruption)
Abramoff Visited Bush's White House in At Least TWO HUNDRED TIMES (GOP== Corruption)
Surprise! Abramoff Tied to... Tom DeLay! (GOP, The Stench of Corruption)
Oops, More GOP Ties to Abramoff (GOP=Corruption)
| Abramoff Slept in AWOL's Lincoln Bedroom? (GOP, The Stench of Corruption)
Oops, GOP Lobbyist Abramoff's "Business Partner" Victim of Gangland Hit
Tom Delay's Trip Paid By.... Abramoff's Credit Card! (GOP, The Culture of Corruption)
Oops, Tom DeLay's Top Aide Gets 3.2 Million From Jack Abramoff (GOP, The Stench of Corruption)
FACT: Abramoff Gave ZERO Dollars to Democrats (GOP, The Stench of Corruption)
GOP Lie of the Day: Harry Reid Linked to Abramoff (GOP, Lies and Deceptions)
Oops, Abramoff Implicates 21 GOP Congress Critters (GOP, The Party of Corruption)
|
|
|
