I don't aspire
I don't aspire to this kind of lobbying though. (Unlike what I said in this post.)
At today's hearing (which John McCain said "is about more than contempt. It is simply and sadly a tale of betrayal.") of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, more details of Abramoff's lobbying gigs were released. Apparently ee pocketed $6.5 of the $7.7 million he charged Indian tribes back in 2001. Additionally, the Capital Athletic Foundation he created (which received thousands from Indian tribes) directed 80% of its funds to Eshkol Academy (the all-boys school in Silver Spring he created), and some funds to pay a monthly stipend and the rental fees of a jeep for a friend in the West Bank.
Read even more here.
At today's hearing (which John McCain said "is about more than contempt. It is simply and sadly a tale of betrayal.") of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, more details of Abramoff's lobbying gigs were released. Apparently ee pocketed $6.5 of the $7.7 million he charged Indian tribes back in 2001. Additionally, the Capital Athletic Foundation he created (which received thousands from Indian tribes) directed 80% of its funds to Eshkol Academy (the all-boys school in Silver Spring he created), and some funds to pay a monthly stipend and the rental fees of a jeep for a friend in the West Bank.
Read even more here.
posted by Michael at 12:27 PM
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