Abramoff and 4 Others (Ralph Reed) Sued by Tribe Over Casino Closing

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/13/us/13tribe.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

HOUSTON, July 12 — An Indian tribe sued the former superlobbyist Jack Abramoff and Ralph Reed, a candidate for lieutenant governor in Georgia, on Wednesday, seeking millions of dollars in lost revenues from a casino that the Texas tribe said had been fraudulently closed.

The suit, in Federal District Court in Austin, says Mr. Abramoff, Mr. Reed and three other men mounted a fake religiously themed moral crusade in 2001 to defeat a bill in the Texas Legislature that would have legalized gambling in Indian casinos.

Their real motive, the suit adds, was to promote the gambling interests of a tribe in Louisiana that was paying them to represent its interest in a competing casino...

"Those who put their faith in fire
In fire their fate shall be repaid."

A little biblical come-uppance is in order, no matter the outcome of these charges.

What a little monster Ralph Reed is.