'Seduced' by the lifestyle" (Kidan 1st interview after pleading guilty)

[maddezmom]

The Glen Cove man who has become a key figure in the burgeoning investigation of possible corruption on Capitol Hill says he got immersed in the scandal through his close friendship with prominent lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and the heady lifestyle it led to in South Florida and Washington.

"I wish I had never met Jack," Adam Kidan said in an exclusive interview this weekend with Newsday, the first he has given to the media since pleading guilty to fraud charges two weeks ago.

Kidan, 41, admitted in Miami federal court on Dec. 15 that he had participated in the $60 million fraud that bankrupted the South Florida-based SunCruz line of casino boats in 2001. He agreed to testify against Abramoff - his partner in SunCruz and his buddy since college days - and also to cooperate with federal investigators probing influence peddling and lobbying on Capitol Hill.

In giving a unique insight into a seductive, yet fraudulent netherworld, Kidan acknowledged that he was not duped, but that he was a willing participant in his and Abramoff's alleged activities.

more:http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/nation/ny-uskid274566451dec27,0,5253339.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-print

[bigbrother05]

1. 'K' Street has become the Repuke equivalent

of Columbia Coke Cartels. They are their own law, they 'own' the law. Flash cars, flash women, flash lifestyle. Only thing missing is pastel Armani suits.

Added on edit: A man with a brief case will always steal more than a man with a gun.

[Demeter]

2. And Get Away With It More Often!