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Abramoff Gets Almost Six Years in Prison

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Abramoff and his partner
admitted concocting a
fake $23-million wire
transfer to make it
appear they had made
a large cash contribution
to the $147.5-million
purchase of SunCruz
Casinos. (AP)

The disgraced lobbyist and a business partner get five years and 10 months on fraud charges—the minimum they faced. Abramoff faces more jail time in connection with a corruption probe.

AP:

MIAMI - Disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a business partner were sentenced Wednesday to five years and 10 months in federal prison, the minimum they faced for fraud related to their 2000 purchase of the SunCruz Casinos gambling fleet.

Abramoff and Adam Kidan both pleaded guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud, but they won’t have to report to prison immediately.

The judge postponed their reporting date for at least 90 days so the two can continue cooperating in a Washington corruption investigation and a Florida probe into the killing of former SunCruz owner Konstantinos Boulis. Both deny roles in the killing. Abramoff pleaded guilty in connection with the corruption probe but has yet to be sentenced.

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By J. Thomas Duffy, March 29, 2006 at 8:05 pm #
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The Garlic is on it today

Top Ten Cloves: Testimonials Of Support That Didnt Work For Jack Abramoff
http://puregarlic.blogspot.com/2006/03/top-ten-cloves-testimonials-of-support.html

Peace
JTD

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By Yonk, March 29, 2006 at 6:29 pm #
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Danan Rohrabacker sent a letter of recommendation to the juge calling Jack a Patriot.
If someone can’t run against this fool for calling the man who was a terrorist to the American way of life, nothing will.
Like wise a lot of religious people pled for him as if he was Robin Hood instead of scum, proving religious beliefs do not equate to decent human being.

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