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Ends With A Whimper
For the past few years, as the Jack Abramoff corruption investigation and its various spinoffs threatened to consume the entire decade, it had become pretty obvious that the feds' main remaining target was a relatively unknown Abramoff protege by the...
Long Hand of Abramoff
John Ashcroft DOJ Chief of Staff and current business partner David Ayres apparently plans to take the fifth at the trial of accused Team Abramoff operative Kevin Ring....
Not Credible
The Chris Christie/US Atty scandal story continues to percolate in the New Jersey press. And there's a point that's come up in discussions I've had with several NJ political watchers over the course of the week. When Bob Menendez (D)...
Casting Director for a Day
TPM Readers bring their finely honed skills to casting the key roles in the upcoming Jack Abramoff biopic....
Time for Some Levity
Okay, swine flu, economic collapse, two foreign wars -- things are tough all over. But they're currently casting the Hollywood Jack Abramoff movie. And that means some pretty consequential casting decisions are being made. Kevin Spacey, it seems, has already...
Jack Abramoff, the Movie
Apparently with Kevin Spacey playing Casino Jack....
What Do Jack Abramoff and Allen Stanford Have in Common?
The answer: Bob Ney. Our longtime Abramoff junkies will remember the special shout-out in the Congressional Record that then-Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) gave to Jack Abramoff's casino buddy, Adam Kidan, and their ill-fated SunCruz venture in Florida. The Kidan shout-out...
Six Degrees of Sir Allen
Zack Roth looks at the cast of characters in the orbit of Sir Allen Stanford and finds familiar names from other recent scandals popping up again and again -- from Abramoff to Blagojevich. We've also dug up photographs from a...
Sun and Surf Included
Back in 2004, Sir Allen Stanford's company flew Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and an unidentified companion down to Antigua -- home base for Stanford International Bank, which the SEC now says can't account for $8 billion in holdings -- for...
It Never Ends
Todd Boulanger charged in Abramoff case. See our earlier coverage of Boulanger's part in the case at TPMMuckraker.com....
2008 Dukes Winners
TPM is pleased to announce the winners of the Second Annual Golden Dukes! The Golden Dukes are given in recognition great accomplishments in muckiness including acts of venal corruption, outstanding self-inflicted losses of dignity, crimes against the republic, bribery,...
Abramoff Crony Safavian Convicted
His original conviction was overturned on appeal, but another jury has now convicted David Safavian on retrial, on all four counts of obstruction of justice and making false statements....
Bond, Kit Bond ...
Former Bond staffer Trevor L. Blackann bites the dust in the Abramoff scandal....
Comin' Up on 9 PM Blogging
8:42 PM ... Obama's holding Pennsylvania is a very key win. For now, though, remember, Obama has yet to poach a red state. It's not looking good at all for McCain. But it's not over. 8:43 PM ... It's looking...
Updated 10/22/08 Submit Additions & Corrections | Return to TPM | Return to TPMmuckraker The Grand Old Docket tracks trial dates, court appearances and sentencing hearings for players in the current array of national political scandals. But not just...
"It's Not a Talent Contest!"
Did you think you'd ever heard a major party senate candidate caught begging, just before the start of a debate, that it wasn't fair that he wouldn't be allowed to bring in notes? Even though both campaigns had agreed already...
Breaking: Kevin Ring Indicted
Prosecutors have unsealed the long-awaited indictment against Abramoff crony Kevin Ring, according to the AP. Ring is charged with 10 counts of conspiring with Abramoff to bribe congressmen and their aides....
One Degree of Jack Abramoff
Back early in the Bush administration, Sarah Palin and Jack Abramoff shared a lobbyist....
Tougher
If you want harder hitting stuff from Obama, you might like this new TV ad tying John McCain to Ralph Reed and Jack Abramoff: But the ad is running in Atlanta only....
TPMtv: "Casino Jack and the United States of Money"
This is one I'm really looking forward to. The Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) has a new film in the works on Jack Abramoff. It's not expected to be released until 2009, but when we...
