TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stone,Peter H.
TI  - Heist: superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, his Republican allies, and the buying of Washington 
SN  - 0374299315 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - JK1118 S74 2006
U1  - 364.1/323 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
KW  - Abramoff, Jack.
KW  - Lobbyists
KW  - Washington (D.C.)
KW  - Biography
KW  - Tiwa Indians
KW  - Texas
KW  - El Paso
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Government relations
KW  - Casinos
KW  - Political corruption
KW  - El Paso (Tex.)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-199) and index; 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
N2  - "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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006016640-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006016640-d.html
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