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The following is a list of trips for politicians lobbyists and staffers funded by Jack Abramoff. 1980s 1981 - Elected Chairman of the College Republican National Committee in a campaign managed by Grover Norquist, the executive director of the 501(c is a provision of the United States Internal Revenue Code ( listing 28 types of Non-profit organizations exempt from some federal The organization's nominal purpose was to provide needy youths with athletic opportunities. The organization has been used by its founder, admitted felon Jack Abramoff, as a front group for channeling money into his own political causes. Jack Abramoff (born February 28 1959 is a former Lobbyist, and a businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. In its first four years of operation, the charity collected nearly $6 million.
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Fraud Scandal
According to information revealed by the Washington Post during the US Senate hearings into the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal, Abramoff channeled money from corporate clients into the foundation and spent the overwhelming portion of its money on projects having little to do with the advertised sportsmanship programs, including political causes, the Eshkol Academy and an overseas golf trip for Bob Ney. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal is a United States political scandal relating to the work performed by political lobbyists Jack Abramoff, Eshkol Academy was an all-boys Orthodox Jewish day school in Maryland that existed from fall 2002 to 2004. Robert William "Freedom Bob" Ney (born July 5 1954) is an American politician from the U Less than 1% of its revenue was spent on sports-related programs for youths.
Timeline
- In 2000, Abramoff sought a $5,000,000 federal earmark for CAF, then called Capital Education and Athletic Foundation. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. He solicited the help of Rep. Connie Morella and apparently worked with Tony Rudy, who was then Chief of Staff to Tom DeLay, but was unsuccessful. Constance Albanese "Connie" Morella (born February 12, 1931) is a Republican United States politician who represented in the Tony Charles Rudy (born May 3, 1966) an American Lobbyist and an associate of Jack Abramoff. Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8 1947 is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas.
- In 2001, CAF received $1 million from the Coushatta and $177,415 from Foxcom. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Coushatta apparently believed that the donation was for a sky box from which Abramoff would lobby members of Congress during Redskins games.
- In 2002, CAF collected $2. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 56 million from 9 donors including 3 tribes.
- In 2003, CAF collected $2. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 15 million from tribes, Michael Scanlon and an internet casino client of Abramoff’s. Michael Scanlon is a former communications director for Rep Tom DeLay, Lobbyist, and Public relations executive who has plead guilty to corruption charges $2. 13 million of the money went to the Eshkol Academy, a school started [in 2001] by Abramoff. Eshkol Academy was an all-boys Orthodox Jewish day school in Maryland that existed from fall 2002 to 2004.
- In a February 2003 email, Abramoff told Scanlon to make sure that his share of money went to Eshkol directly – "using school as conduit for some of our activities . February 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - . . If that won’t fly with them, use CAF. "
- CAF also paid $120,000 in August 2002 for Abramoff, Robert W. Ney, Ralph E. Reed, Jr., and then-General Services Administration Chief of Staff David Safavian "to St. Robert William "Freedom Bob" Ney (born July 5 1954) is an American politician from the U Ralph Eugene Reed Jr, (born June 24, 1961) is a conservative American political activist best known as the first executive director of The General Services Administration ( GSA) is an Independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning David Hossein Safavian (born August 4, 1967) is a former chief of staff of the United States General Services Administration (GSA and a figure in Andrews to play golf with a stop in London on way back. Ney later claimed that the trip’s purpose was to raise money for a foundation, but there were no fundraising events during the course of the trip. " [1]
- $700,000 of the aforementioned money was passed through the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank for which Abramoff was a board member. The National Center for Public Policy Research, founded in 1982, is a self-described conservative Think tank in the United States. [2]
Outcome
Abramoff, who has been described by his spokesman Andrew Blum as, "an especially strong supporter of Israel" and by reporter Michael Isikoff, quoting an anonymous Abramoff associate, as "a super-Zionist," diverted "money meant for inner-city kids" to Jewish settlers occupying the Palestinian West Bank in order to help them "fight the Palestinian intifada. Michael Isikoff (b Syosset New York, 1952 is an Investigative journalist for the United States -based magazine Newsweek. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured as a result of Jordanian attacks during the 1967 Six-Day War. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria " Tribal donors were outraged by Abramoff's diversion of funds to Israeli settlers. [3]
Investigators believe that more than $140,000 of Capital Athletic Foundation funds were actually used for "purchases of camouflage suits, sniper scopes, night-vision binoculars, a thermal imager and other material described in foundation records as 'security' equipment. "[3] US Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearings revealed that the Capital Athletic Foundation "paid a monthly stipend and Jeep payments to a high-school friend of Abramoff" to conduct sniper workshops for Israeli Defense Force members in Israel's [sic] West Bank. Sic is a Latin word meaning "thus" "so" "as such" or "just as that" "[4]
Juan Cole asserts, in critiquing The Hill report on this subject, "the Israeli army does not need shooting lessons from Ben-Zvi. The Hill is a Newspaper published in Washington DC It is written for and about the U The sniper lessons were for the colonists, practice for shooting Palestinians. "[5] The "high-school friend" is, apparently, "Abramoff's connection" to the Jewish West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit, "Schmuel Ben-Zvi, an American emigre who, the lobbyist told associates, was an old friend he knew from Los Angeles;" Ben-Zvi has denied knowing Abramoff[3].
The Foundation told the IRS it gave away more than $330,000 in grants in 2002 to four other charities. These charities have told investigators they never received the money.
Many right-leaning media commentators, including Fox News' Brit Hume and Tony Snow hosted a fundraising event for the charity in March 2003. In Politics, right-wing, the political right, and the Right are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities Alexander Britton "Brit" Hume Sr (born June 22, 1943) is the Washington D Robert Anthony Snow ( June 1 1955 – July 12 2008) was an American Political commentator, Television news March 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Also in attendance were three members of Congress -- Rep. Tom DeLay, Sen. Rick Santorum and Dana Rohrabacher -- all Republicans. Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8 1947 is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas. Richard John Santorum (born May 10, 1958) is a former United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Dana Tyron Rohrabacher (born June 21 1947 in Coronado California) is a Californian politician who has been a Republican member of the United [6] Rohrabacher has previously been a financial referee for Abramoff and has described him as a "very honest man". Jack Abramoff (born February 28 1959 is a former Lobbyist, and a businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals.
External links
- The Fast Rise and Steep Fall of Jack Abramoff Washington Post, December 29, 2005.
References
- ^ "Foundation's Funds Diverted From Mission. Records Detail Spending By GOP Lobbyist Abramoff."
- ^ Statement of Amy Moritz Ridenour before the U.S. Senate (PDF)
- ^ a b c Fund-Raising: Take It to the (West) Bank (Newsweek)
- ^ "Abramoff Defrauded Indians, U.S. Senate Witnesses Say" (Bloomberg. com)
- ^ "Abramoff and al-Arian: Lobbyist's 'Charity' a Front for Terrorism" (Juancole. com)
- ^ John Aravosis. "Hardball's Chris Matthews, FOX's Tony Snow and Britt Hume helped raise money for shady Abramoff charity", AmericaBlog, January 4, 2006.
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