Event
Abramoff investigation
Federal investigation of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who pleaded guilty on 3 January 2006; by 2008 it had produced thirteen guilty pleas.
- Dates
- 3 Jan 2006 – 4 Sep 2008
Connections 3
involved
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia court Primary record 1
- Jack Abramoff lobbyist who pleaded guilty Primary record 123
- Bob Ney congressman who pleaded guilty in September 2006 Primary record 2
Timeline 1 date
- 3 Jan 2006 – 4 Sep 2008 Abramoff investigation
Proof 3 sources
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Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Pleads Guilty to Charges Involving Corruption, Fraud Conspiracy, and Tax Evasion (press release 06-002), U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 3 Jan 2006.
Primary record
Abramoff, 47, entered his plea today in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia
Abramoff and Scanlon charged fees that incorporated huge profit margins and then split the net profits in a secret kickback arrangement.
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Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison on Charges Involving Corruption, Fraud, Conspiracy and Tax Evasion (press release 08-779), U.S. Department of Justice, 4 Sep 2008.
Primary record
thirteen guilty pleas by various lobbyists and public officials
Ohio Congressman Robert Ney pleaded guilty in September 2006 to conspiracy to commit multiple offenses
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Cancer Diagnosis Helps Keep Jack Abramoff Out of Prison for “AML Bitcoin” Fraud Scheme, Decrypt, 19 Nov 2025.
Scholarship & press
Abramoff and Andrade were charged in 2020 for fraud connected to the $5 million initial coin offering for the project.
Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay $2.2 million in restitution for his "AML Bitcoin" fraud scheme.
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