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Jack Abramoff | |
|---|---|
 Abramoff in an interview with Lawrence Lessig in December 2011 | |
| Chair of the College Republican National Committee | |
| In office 1981–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Gibble |
| Succeeded by | Ted Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jack Allan Abramoff February 28, 1959 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Pamela Clarke Alexander
(m. 1986) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Brandeis University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
| Occupation |
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| Known for | Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal |
| Website | Official website |
| Criminal status | Released December 3, 2010 |
| Criminal charge | Fraud, conspiracy, tax evasion |
| Penalty | 5 years and 10 months imprisonment |
Jack Allan Abramoff (/ˈeɪbrəmɒf/; born February 28, 1959) is an American lobbyist, businessman, film producer, writer and convicted criminal.[1][2] He was at the center of an extensive federal corruption investigation,[3] which resulted in his conviction and 21 others either pleading guilty or being found guilty,[4] including White House officials J. Steven Griles and David Safavian, U.S. Representative Bob Ney, and nine other lobbyists and congressional aides.
Abramoff was national chairman of the College Republican National Committee from 1981 to 1985, a founding member of the International Freedom Foundation, allegedly financed by the apartheid-era government of South Africa,[5][6] and served on the board of directors of National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank. From 1994 through 2001, he was a top lobbyist for the firm of Preston Gates & Ellis then for Greenberg Traurig until March 2004.
After a guilty plea in the Jack Abramoff Native American lobbying scandal and his dealings with SunCruz Casinos in January 2006, he was sentenced to six years in federal prison for mail fraud, conspiracy to bribe public officials and tax evasion. He served 43 months before getting released on December 3, 2010.[7] After his release from prison, he wrote the autobiographical book Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist which was published in November 2011.
Abramoff's lobbying and the scandals and investigation associated with it have been the subject of two films, Casino Jack and the United States of Money, released in May 2010,[8] and Casino Jack, released on December 17, 2010, with Kevin Spacey starring as Abramoff.[9][10]
- ^ James, Frank (November 18, 2011). "Jack Abramoff: From Corrupt Lobbyist To Washington Reformer". NPR. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Red Scorpion (1988)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ Prokop, Andrew (May 22, 2014). "Beating the odds". Vox Media. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Stephen Holden, "The Eye in a Hurricane of Corruption", New York Times, May 7, 2010.
- ^ "Casino Jack". January 7, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Bagman Trailer: The Other Jack Abramoff Movie", Vulture at New York, June 15, 2010.
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