Disgraced Congressman ‘Wore a Wire’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2006 Ex-GOP Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham went undercover to implicate others before copping a plea. | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lobbyist’s Downfall Leads to Charities’ Windfall

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2006 Follow the money on Abramoff and the folks he scammed and corrupted. |more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush, Delay Dump Abramoff Donations

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2006 Attempt to distance themselves as scandal rocks Washington | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abramoff Pleads Guilty in Second Federal Case

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2006 Conspiracy and wire-fraud charges stem from 2000 purchase of gambling boat fleet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jack Abramoff’s ‘Cesspool of Corruption’

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 4, 2006 Robert Scheer says Jack Abramoff's "massive web of corruption" represents the "death throes of the GOP revolution."Also, our in-depth report on the scandal. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Abramoff Pleads Guilty, Will Make Deal

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2006 Lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy, tax evasion and mail fraud, agreeing to cooperate in a corruption investigation that could rock the Republican congressional leadership. Story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Family Values Graft and the GOP scandal of the century

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2006 New details of the sordid ties between Tom DeLay and Jack Abramoff. Read the full story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Big Scandal of 2006

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2005 Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff will destroy the GOP with what promises to be the biggest congressional corruption scandal in years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tonto’s Revenge

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 7, 2005 The outrageous rip-off of Native American tribes by a top Republican lobbyist is leading inexorably to a reckoning for the allegedly morally superior religious and political right. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jack, Not Iraq, Is the Biggest Threat to Bush

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 2, 2005 Prediction: It's the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, not Iraq, that will unravel the Bush empire. Abramoff will follow the lead of his partner, Michael Scanlon, in copping a plea bargain with prosecutors, whose likely targets include Tom DeLay, many other congressional Republicans and key players in the administration. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )