Stone, Peter H.,  1946- <br/><br/>
Heist :  superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, his Republican allies, and the buying of Washington / 
 Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, his Republican allies, and the buying of Washington 
Peter H. Stone. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Farrar, Straus and Giroux,  2006. 
 - 214 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-199) and index. 
<br/><br/>Double-dealing -- The birth of a lobbyist -- Miami vice -- The Indian casino empire -- The fix -- The influence machine -- Conduits are us -- Endgame -- The rules of the game. 
<br/><br/> "Before he took up lobbying, Jack Abramoff was an aspiring moviemaker who cowrote and produced Red Scorpion, a Cold War potboiler starring hulking Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren. It drew decidedly mixed reviews. Century Strategies, Ralph Reed's Georgia-based consulting firm, was paid close to 6 million dollars by two of Abramoff's casino-rich tribal clients. A little more than a third of the money was funneled through a "think tank" that Scanlon set up in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, a seaside getaway three hours from Washington. It was run with the help of a lifeguard and a yoga instructor.  Six casino-rich Indian tribes paid an astonishing total of 82 million dollars to superlobbyish Jack Abramoff and public relations whiz Michael Scanlon. Abramoff and Scanlon devised a secret a kickback scheme-dubbed "Gimme five"-to split and pocket more than 40 million dollars of these tribal payments."--From source other than the Library of Congress 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0374299315 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780374299316 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780374299316 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006016640 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Abramoff, Jack.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Lobbyists--Washington (D.C.)--Biography.<br/>Tiwa Indians--Economic conditions.--Texas--El Paso<br/>Tiwa Indians--Government relations.--Texas--El Paso<br/>Casinos--Texas--El Paso.<br/>Political corruption--Texas--El Paso.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>El Paso (Tex.)--Economic conditions.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK1118  / S74 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.1/323