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Power brokers: Jack Abramoff brought together corrupt politicians, the criminal underworld, and the global power elite.(CORRUPTION)(leftward migration of current Republican Party)(Cover Story)
Jack Abramoff liked to slip into dialogue from 'The Godfather' as he led his lobbying colleagues in planning their next conquest on Capitol Hill," observed a December 29 Washington Post profile of the confessed felon. "The playacting provided a clue to how Abramoff saw himself--the power behind the scenes who directed millions of dollars in Indian gambling proceeds to favored lawmakers, the puppet master who pulled the strings of officials in key places, the businessman who was building an international casino empire."
Abramoff and his partner, Michael Scanlon, a former aide to Congressman Tom DeLay, are accused of swindling a half-dozen casino-owning Indian ...
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