Lobbyist Abramoff indicted on fraud charges

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Lobbyist Abramoff indicted on fraud charges
Washington operative surrenders to FBI in Los Angeles
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS...ff.indictment/
CNN ...Friday, August 12, 2005 Posted: 0256 GMT (1056 HKT) [/center]

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, an associate of several leading Republicans, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on fraud and conspiracy charges arising from a deal to buy Florida casino boats in 2000. Abramoff surrendered to FBI agents in Los Angeles, California, about three hours after federal prosecutors in Miami announced the charges against him and a partner. Abramoff has close ties to several influential GOP leaders, among them House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas, Americans for Tax Reform director Grover Norquist, and former Christian Coalition chief Ralph Reed. He also is under investigation by congressional committees and the Justice Department over allegations he and another partner swindled Indian tribes out of millions of dollars they paid to help sway lawmakers on gambling issues. Abramoff's name also surfaced amid ethics questions about DeLay, a longtime friend. The Washington Post reported earlier this year that DeLay took two expensive overseas trips that Abramoff and other lobbyists bankrolled -- a violation of House rules, if true. DeLay has denied any wrongdoing, calling the report "just another seedy attempt by the liberal media to embarrass me."

Note the former 'in my pocket press' is now "the liberal media".

[center]Feds indict lobbyist and N.Y. businessman on fraud charges [/center]

[monty of ll]

DeLay, Norquist, and Reed will be putting as much distance as they can between themselves and Mr. Abramoff now!

[PatrickHenry]

Well, at least he got off the hook on the Guam case, thanks to Bush: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050705B.shtml