Jack Abramoff was mentioned on Americas Most

[gizmo1979]

Wanted last night.The Miami police are looking into his involvement into the murder of the seller of casino's in FL.I thought wow the corruption of the GOP has really come to light.Someone should ask Delay about Big Tony,and Little Tony 2 friends of his buddy Abramoff.

[buzzsaw_23]

1. More on Abramoff

Just to refresh everyone's memory about what happened last week, three reputed mob soldiers were arrested in Florida for the February 2001 gangland-style murder of Gus Boulis, founder and one-time owner of Sun Cruz, the Florida casino boat line. Jack Abramoff and Adam Kidan muscled Boulis into selling them Sun Cruz. And it is for fraud in that acquisition that both were indicted last month. That's all known.

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 Articles on this subject almost always throw in a line to the effect that no one suspects Abramoff himself of knowledge or involvement in Boulis's death. And I know of little tangible to contradict that. But he was the co-owner, with Kidan, of the company which made the tainted payments. And Abramoff and Kidan were in pretty close and regular contact in how they used Sun Cruz's money for the DC lobbying operations. At a minimum Abramoff might be able to shed some light on whether there is some innocent explanation for the money that went to the guy who's been indicted for Boulis's murder.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_09_...

And This:


In the case of Abramoff's work for Flanigan and Tyco, Abramoff ended up sending the greater part of their $2 million lobbying fee to an astroturf outfit called Grassroots Interactive -- an outfit allegedly controlled by Abramoff and run by a guy who now works as the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor of Maryland.

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The Republican machine built by DeLay, Norquist, Abramoff, et al. and pulled into high gear after 2001, is a pay-for-play political machine. This is just another part of the operation, like the diktat for trade associations to hire only Republicans. Big political machines need their soldiers taken care of -- jobs on K Street which also discipline the trade associations under Hill leadership. Just so, they need big sums of money to move around off the books. How does Rove keep the millions moving to Norquist? To Reed? To all the other operatives whose names you don't know about?

Indian tribes bursting with millions who need very focused sorts of legislative intervention -- that's one good source of money. Corrupt Pacific Island governments who need similar help -- another good source.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_09_...


Go here for more-http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jack_Abramoff

[gizmo1979]

2. Thanks that was very informative.

On AMW last night there was a third guy with abramoff and Kidan and he's turning states evidence and that's what led to the arrests.

[Cha]

4. Thanks for this buzzsaw..

And thanks to gizmo for the OT. A friend heard something on the radio the other day about abramoff connected to a murder and was trying to find out more. I will give her this info.

[robertarctor]

3. It's been an ongoing thing

If I don't go out on Saturday night, I usually watch that show. And the Gus Boulis murder has been featured several times, with mention of Abramoff and his partner and the suggestion that they might have hired hit men to kill Boulis. This week, with the arrest of three people all tied to the Gambino family, suggested a link between the mob and Abramoff (and Tom DeLay, whose name was mentioned several times).

Whoda thunk from Fox. But even that network might be sensing the inevitable, which Frank Rich spelled out in his column this morning.

[sakabatou]

5. Wow

:evilgrin:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

6. Accused hit men were hired as consultants by Abramoff's partner in SunCruz

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/27/AR2005092700980_pf.html

Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis was killed on a Fort Lauderdale street on Feb. 6, 2001. Two of the three men charged had been hired as consultants by Adam Kidan, one of Abramoff's partners in the SunCruz Casinos venture.

Anthony Moscatiello, 67, identified by authorities as a former bookkeeper for the Gambino crime family, was arrested Monday night in Queens, N.Y. Anthony Ferrari, 48, was arrested in Miami Beach. Both were charged with murder, conspiracy and solicitation to commit murder. James Fiorillo, 28, was arrested in Palm Coast, Fla., yesterday and charged with murder and conspiracy.

Boulis, millionaire founder of the Miami Subs sandwich chain, sold SunCruz to Abramoff and Kidan in September 2000, at a time when Abramoff was one of Washington's most powerful lobbyists. Abramoff and Kidan were indicted last month on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy in connection with a $60 million loan they obtained to purchase the casino company.

Abramoff is at the center of a federal investigation into lobbying for Indian tribes and influence-peddling in Washington. Abramoff used contacts with GOP Reps. Tom DeLay (Tex.) and Robert W. Ney (Ohio) and their staffs as he worked to land the SunCruz deal, interviews and court records show.

[buzzsaw_23]

7. Abramoff and Able Danger

(See also Daily Kos: Casinogate: more information on the hitmen)

And this:

Abramoff and Able Danger: Confirmed: US Intel told "hands off money laundering"

by lawnorder

Sat Oct 1st, 2005 at 16:05:04 PDT

From a source that has nothing to do w/ Able Danger, Abramoff or Suncruz: Sibel Edmomds

Letter to Thomas Kean from Sibel Edmonds

.. To this date the public has not been told of intentional blocking of intelligence..This was the case prior to 9/11, and remains in effect after 9/11. If Counterintelligence receives information that contains money laundering, illegal arms sale, and illegal drug activities, directly linked to terrorist activities; and if that information involves certain nations, certain semi-legit organizations, and ties to certain lucrative or political relations in this country, then, that information is not shared with Counterterrorism, regardless of the possible severe consequences.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/10/1/1955/10277

[texpatriot2004]

9. The "hit" men were arrested, last week I think it was. n/t

[rosesaylavee]

8. I am glad that this is coming out...

damn criminals and thugs. :grr:

[SittingBull]

10. Hopsicker on this issue

http://www.madcowprod.com/09302005.html