| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
214 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-199) and index. |
| Contents |
Double-dealing -- The birth of a lobbyist -- Miami vice -- The Indian casino empire -- The fix -- The influence machine -- Conduits are us -- Endgame -- The rules of the game. |
| Summary |
Before he took up lobbying, Jack Abramoff was an aspiring moviemaker who cowrote and produced Red Scorpion, a Cold War potboiler starring hulking Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren. It drew decidedly mixed reviews. Century Strategies, Ralph Reed's Georgia-based consulting firm, was paid close to 6 million dollars by two of Abramoff's casino-rich tribal clients. A little more than a third of the money was funneled through a "think tank" that Scanlon set up in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, a seaside getaway three hours from Washington. It was run with the help of a lifeguard and a yoga instructor. Six casino-rich Indian tribes paid an astonishing total of 82 million dollars to superlobbyish Jack Abramoff and public relations whiz Michael Scanlon. Abramoff and Scanlon devised a secret a kickback scheme-dubbed "Gimme five"-to split and pocket more than 40 million dollars of these tribal payments. |
| Subject |
Abramoff, Jack.
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Abramoff, Jack. |
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Lobbyists -- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography.
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Lobbyists. |
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Washington (D.C.) |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Tiwa Indians -- Texas -- El Paso -- Economic conditions.
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Tiwa Indians. |
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Texas -- El Paso. |
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Economic conditions. |
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Tiwa Indians -- Texas -- El Paso -- Government relations.
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Casinos -- Texas -- El Paso.
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Casinos. |
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Political corruption -- Texas -- El Paso.
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Political corruption. |
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El Paso (Tex.) -- Economic conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, his Republican allies, and the buying of Washington |
| ISBN |
0374299315 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780374299316 hardcover alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780374299316 |
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