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Jack Abramoff | |
|---|---|
 Abramoff testifying before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, September 29, 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jack Allan Abramoff February 28, 1959 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) |
Pamela Clarke Alexander
(m. 1986) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University (B.A.) Georgetown University (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Businessman, lobbyist |
Jack Abramoff (pronounced /ˈeɪbrəmɒf/; born February 28, 1958) is an American former lobbyist and businessman.[1] In 2006, courts found him guilty of mail fraud and conspiracy. He was the center of very large corruption investigation. The investigation led to the conviction of White House officials J. Steven Griles and David Safavian, U.S. Representative Bob Ney, and nine other lobbyists and Congressional aides. He served three years, six months of a six-year sentence in federal prison before being released early to a Baltimore halfway house on June 8, 2010.[2][3][4]
Abramoff was College Republican National Committee National Chairman from 1981 to 1985. He was a founding member of the International Freedom Foundation. He later became a lobbyist for the firm of Preston Gates & Ellis and later the firm of Greenberg Traurig. He served as a director of the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, and Toward Tradition. His wife Pam and their five children live in Maryland.[5]
Abramoff's lobbying and the scandals and investigation are the subject of two 2010 movies. These first movie was the documentary Casino Jack and the United States of Money. It was released in May 2010.[6] The second movie was Casino Jack. It was released on December 17, 2010 and starred Kevin Spacey as Abramoff.[7][8]
- ↑ Nir, Ori. "House Sets Limits on Palestinian Aid As DeLay Defies Calls of Bush, Rice." The Forward. March 18, 2005
- ↑ "Inmate Finder, Jack Abramhoff". Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ↑ Schmitt, Richard. "Jack Abramoff Sentenced to 48 Months." Los Angeles Times 05 Sep 2008 21 Nov 2008.
- ↑ Mark Leibovich, "Abramoff, From Prison to a Pizzeria Job", New York Times, June 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Abramoff Lawyers Ask for Access to Tax Refund", The Washington Post, June 3, 2009
- ↑ Stephen Holden, "The Eye in a Hurricane of Corruption", New York Times, May 7, 2010.
- ↑ Casino Jack at IMDB.
- ↑ "Bagman Trailer: The Other Jack Abramoff Movie", Vulture at New York, June 15, 2010.