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Revision as of 01:25, 29 May 2005 by 64.12.116.203 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Jack Abramoff (born February 28, 1958 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is a long-time Washington insider, Republican lobbyist, and a George W. Bush fundraiser, responsible for large political donations to the Republican Party and its candidates.
Biography
An attorney, Abramoff is a graduate of Brandeis University and the Georgetown University Law Center.
He was Senior Director of Government Affairs for the Greenberg Traurig law and lobbying firm and was National Chairman of the College Republican National Committee from 1981-85. He is also a Director of the National Center for Public Policy Research.
In 2004, Abramoff resigned from Greenberg Traurig amid a scandal related to spending irregularities in his work as a lobbyist for Native American tribes involved in gambling.
He has been closely connected to the American conservative movement and has maintained close working relationships with fellow conservatives Grover Norquist, Ralph Reed, and other conservative leaders.
In e-mails now made public by the FBI, who is investigating him, Abramoff repeatedly refers to his Native American clients as "monkeys" and "idiots."
Jack Abramoff is also founder and former chairman of the International Freedom Foundation (IFF). and has worked in various capacities with The Heritage Foundation, the country's most prominent conservative think tank.
External links
- Jack Abramoff profile, NNDB.
- Peter H. Stone, ""K Street Stumble", National Journal, March 27, 2004.
- ""A Pioneer in Trouble"," WhiteHouseForSale.org, March 29, 2004.
- ""Ex-Lobbyist's Assets Frozen", The Washington Post, November 13, 2004.
- Susan Schmidt, ""Lobbyist, Firm Sued By Indians Over Fees - La. Tribe Alleges Negligence, Fraud", The Washington Post, November 17, 2004.
- Lou Dubose, ""K Street Croupiers: How Two of Tom DeLay's Players Beat the House at the Grand Coushatta Casino", Texas Observer, November 19, 2004.
- ""Operation Open Doors", The Washington Post, December 3, 2004.
- laura, "Abramoff and South Africa's apartheid regime", War and Peace, April 8, 2005.
- "Jack Abramoff's political donations".
- Website judicialaccountability.org.
Source material
- This article contains material derived from Sourcewatch, licensed under the GFDL license.