Tuesday, January 3, 2006

Abramoff Scandal


List of those Involved...!
These are the names being mentioned.   This is just a list of nams that have come up in the lead up to today's guilty plea from Abramoff.   There may be as many as 60 lawmakers and influential people in the country involved in the largest scandal in decades.   This list will be updated as more names are revealed and confirmation of their involvement.   - fc























Jack Abramoff Scandal

Jack Abramoff ::  
Source Watch   ·  
dKOSopedia   ·  
Jack in the House.org   ·  
TruthOut.org   ·  
Common Dreams   ·  
US Politics Today   ·  
C.R.E.W.   ·  
Tom Paine   ·  
Wikipedia :: Jack Abramoff   ·  
Wikipedia :: Abramoff - Reed Indian Scandal   ·  
Google Search :: Abramoff + Clients

House

Dennis Hastert R-Illinois (Speaker)

Tom DeLay R-Texas

Robert Ney R-Ohio

John Doolittle R-California

Richard Pombo R-California

Dana Rohrbacher R-California

Doc Hastings R-Washington

Charles Taylor R-North Carolina

J. D. Hayworth R-Arizona

Todd Tiahrt R-Kansas

Dave Camp R-Michigan

Dale Kildee D-Michigan


Senate

Harry Reid D-Nevada (MInority Leader)

Carl Levin D-Michigan

Debbie Stabenow D-Michigan

Byron Dorgan D-North Dakota

Tom Harkin D-Iowa

John Cornyn R-Texas

Conrad Burns R-Montana



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Adam KidanPartnerGoogle
Michael ScanlonPartnerGoogle - Wiki - SourceWatch
Grover Norquist Americans for Tax ReformGoogle - Wiki - SourceWatch
Ralph ReedLobbyistGoogle - Wiki - SourceWatch
Rabbi Daniel Lapinco-chair of the American Alliance of Jews and ChristiansGoogle - Wiki
David Safavianformer chief of staff of General Services AdminGoogle - Wiki - SourceWatch
Edward AyoobLobbyistGoogle - SourceWatch
Edwin BuckhamOwner - Alexander Strategy GroupGoogle
Italia FedericiLobbyist - Republicans for Environmental AdvocacyGoogle - SourceWatch
Timothy FlanaganBush withdrew nomination for Asst Atty General because of Abramoff connection.   Lobbyist - Tyco Inc.Talk Left - Talk Left : Background
Steven Grilesformer Dep. Interior SecretaryGoogle - Wiki - SourceWatch
Ed MillerGrassroots InteractiveGoogle
Patrick PizzellaOwner - Preston Gates EllisGoogle - SourceWatch
Tony Rudyformer chief of staff - Tom DeLayGoogle - SourceWatch
Neil Volzformer chief of staff - Ohio Rep. Robert NeyGoogle - SourceWatch
Konstantinos Boulisformer owner of gambling boat - murderedGoogle - Wiki



Companies & Connections

Alexander Strategy Group - website - Google Search - run by former DeLay staffers Edwin Buckham and Tony Rudy, hired Christine DeLay, the congressman's wife, "to determine the favorite charity of every member of Congress,"   She was paid $115,000.00


Greenberg Traurig Lobbying Company - website - Google Search


Preston Gates Ellis Lobbying Company - website - Google Search


Sierra Dominion Financial Solutions Inc. (Google Search) Owned by Julie Dolittle, wife of Rep. John Dolittle - records subpoena from Abramoff Investigation.



Related Articles

Working For Change :: The Abramoff Primer

Making Sense of the Abramoff Scandal
- By Geov Parrish, AlterNet. Posted December 20, 2005.

The Abramoff affair: Corruption scandal threatens Republican control of US Congress By Patrick Martin - 29 November 2005

Slate :: Jack Attack By John Dickerson - Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006

WaPo :: The Abramoff Universe

TruthOut.org :: Records Show Burns' Abramoff Meetings

Perrspectives :: The Banana Republicans



  Updated... 01-05-2006