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brooklynite

(93,873 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 11:34 PM Jun 2020

DOJ files charges against disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff

Source: Politico

The Justice Department is prosecuting the legendary lobbyist Jack Abramoff on felony conspiracy charges. Again.

More than 14 years after he pleaded guilty in the biggest Washington lobbying scandal in a generation, Abramoff has agreed to enter guilty pleas on charges of criminal conspiracy and failing to register as a lobbyist for his role in two separate schemes, according to the Justice Department.

In the first, Abramoff allegedly failed to register as a lobbyist after he was hired by an FBI undercover agent posing as a businessperson. In the second, he and another man, Rowland Marcus Andrade, criminally misrepresented a cryptocurrency they claimed would use “biometric technologies” to verify its users’ identities, according to prosecutors.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed civil charges against Abramoff and Andrade in addition to the criminal charges.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/25/doj-charges-jack-abramoff-340434

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DOJ files charges against disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff (Original Post) brooklynite Jun 2020 OP
They never learn... Chicago1980 Jun 2020 #1
The greed never ends. Ever. nt Progressive Jones Jun 2020 #2
I'm sure Trump will pardon Abramoff on his way out jmowreader Jun 2020 #3
I remember Abramoff, Rove, Delay, Gingrich, Reed, Norquist - what a gang of crooks (r)epuglicons erronis Jul 2020 #4
Crypto currency wasn't a thing when he went to Club Fed. Xolodno Jul 2020 #5

erronis

(14,955 posts)
4. I remember Abramoff, Rove, Delay, Gingrich, Reed, Norquist - what a gang of crooks (r)epuglicons
Wed Jul 15, 2020, 08:08 PM
Jul 2020

They've re-infested government again and are going back to jail again (hopefully.)
https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/15/jack_abramoff_ico/

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142538459

Xolodno

(6,341 posts)
5. Crypto currency wasn't a thing when he went to Club Fed.
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 01:26 AM
Jul 2020

So he had to be researching it ever since it became a thing. Probably thought that was his opportunity to become wealthy again. Nor did he think anyone at the FBI would be watching him with McCain gone, Trump making a bigger mess, etc.

Surprise, surprise, no one forgot about him and they were keeping an eye out. Dude should have went under an assumed name, wrote scripts for Hollywood....his time in Washington should have gave him a lot of good ideas. Of course, you have to wait longer for your returns on a movie, corruption is faster.

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