Abramoff's money & stolen elections: This needs to be Greatest!!

This is a posting from IndyOp that did not receive enough votes for Greatest and it's highly topical. Did Abramoff have a hand in some of the election scandals involving Diebold or election officials?

Here's the other post, which only received 4 votes. It seems to me this could turn out to be an essential bit of investigation. Let's make sure it's read!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x407684

This thread has five votes, and the one we need on the Greatest has four.

:shrug:

-on edit-

Now I get it. It's too old to be rec'd.

Sorry

to vote for it now you get a message that says "Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours"

So at least this one being here will get the "real" one the attention it deserves.

Okay DU Researchers - Here is a challenge for you:

Let's all FOLLOW that money!!

How much of Abramoff's largesse was used to steal the 2004 election?

As we learned back during Watergate, electoral malfeasance takes an awful lot of laundered cash. ("A million? We could get that," as Nixon put it to John Dean.) What's up with all those "campaign contributions"?

What was the source of the money paid to Nathan Sproul, to run those bogus voter-registration drives from coast to coast? What about the money that the RNC spent on "the Mighty Texas Strike Force," whose members bullied and or disinformed so many would-be voters in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania? That sort of thing does not come cheap.

Let's look into it, and see what we can find. Such research could blow the whole Bush/Cheney juggernaut sky-high!

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MARIANA ISLANDS - BUSH SUPPORTED ABRAMOFF CLIENT INTERESTS, RECEIVED DONATIONS: Abramoff was hired by the Saipan Garment Manufacturers Association and the Northern Mariana Islands to "stop legislation aimed at cracking down on sweatshops and sex shops in the American territory." In 1997, "Abramoff charged the Marianas for getting then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush to write a letter expressing support for the Pacific territory's school choice proposal, his billing records show. Š Abramoff and his wife each gave $5,000 to Bush's 2000 recount fund and the maximum $1,000 to his 2000 campaign. By mid-2003, Abramoff had raised at least $100,000 for Bush's re-election campaign, becoming one of Bush's famed 'pioneers.' Š Money also flowed from the Marianas to Bush's re-election campaign: It took in at least $36,000 from island donors, much of it from members of the Tan family, whose clothing factories were a routine stop for lawmakers and their aides visiting the islands on Abramoff-organized trips."

The Secret World of Jack Abramoff:Laundering Tribal Funds
http://rude_write.blogs.com/the_media_malapropos/politicscorruption/
(this looks like an excellent site, btw)
Lobbyist Jack Abramoff used money from a Mississippi tribal client to set up bogus Christian anti-gambling groups and to fund pet projects including gear for a "sniper school" in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to documents released yesterday by Senate investigators. The revelations came in e-mails and testimony made public yesterday by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee at its third hearing on the activities of Abramoff and Michael Scanlon, a public relations executive and former spokesman for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.). Abramoff, who is also at the center of a corruption investigation by the Justice Department, laundered tribal money by directing the Indians to donate to tax-exempt groups that the lobbyist later used for his own purposes, the Senate committee said. One project involved Abramoff's effort to arrange for military equipment, including night-vision goggles and a "jeep," for the sniper training conducted by a high school friend.
Aaron Stetter, a former Scanlon employee, testified that Scanlon and Abramoff sought to whip up opposition to casinos proposed by rival tribes by setting up bogus Christian phone banks. He said callers would identify themselves as members of groups such as the Christian Research Network or Global Christian Outreach Network and urge voters to contact their representatives. Material released yesterday also appeared to undermine assertions by former Christian Coalition executive director Ralph Reed, now a candidate for Georgia lieutenant governor.

Abramoff violated both, and the law, in vivid detail.
http://www.political-news.org/breaking/20908/scandal-exposes-washingtons-underside.html

"Is life great or what!!" he exulted in an e-mail to an associate with whom he pocketed $66 million from six American Indian tribes seeking influence in Washington.

In a series of e-mails and other documents, Abramoff explained that in 2002 he and an associate secretly funneled millions of dollars to consultant Ralph Reed, a former Christian Coalition leader, to help shut down a Texas casino operated by the Tigua Indians.

Then Abramoff persuaded the Tiguas to hire him and his associate, public relations consultant Michael Scanlon, to help reopen the casino.

"The annoying losers are the only ones which have this kind of money and part with it so quickly," Abramoff wrote to Scanlon.

Abramoff also explained how some of the money would be doled out: "He (Scanlon) divided the $5 million into three piles: $1 million for actual expenses and $2 million for each of us."

Contributions to Political Committees

PAMELA, ABRAMOFF
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
PRESTON GATES & ELLIS

TAYLOR, CHARLES H
VIA CHARLES TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
09/27/1999 500.00 20035120443

Total Contributions: 500.00

Presented by the Federal Election Commission


Individual Contributions Arranged By Type, Giver, Then Recipient

Contributions to Political Committees

ABRAMOFF, FRANKLIN
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
RETIRED

GORMLEY, WILLIAM L
VIA GORMLEY FOR SENATE PRIMARY ELECTION FUND
12/13/1999 1000.00 20020051216

ABRAMOFF, FRANKLIN
RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270
RETIRED

SMITH, ROBERT C
VIA BOB SMITH FOR U S SENATE
07/25/2002 1000.00 22020612367

ABRAMOFF, FRANKLIN MR.
RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270
RETIRED

BUSH, GEORGE W
VIA BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INC
06/20/2003 2000.00 23991416971

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20901

DAVIS, THOMAS M III (Tom Davis, you're supposed to be moderate...haha)
VIA TOM DAVIS FOR CONGRESS
03/31/2000 500.00 20035472449

NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
11/02/1998 5000.00 98034034938

SMITH, ROBERT C
VIA BOB SMITH FOR U S SENATE
05/12/2000 920.00 20020240945
05/12/2001 -920.00 21020102611
06/08/2002 920.00 22020400880
06/08/2002 -1920.00 22020400880

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20901
GREENBERG TRAURIG

BUNNING, JIM
VIA CITIZENS FOR BUNNING
11/03/2003 1000.00 24020022753

SMITH, ROBERT C
VIA BOB SMITH FOR U S SENATE
02/28/2001 1000.00 21020102180
02/28/2001 1000.00 21020102180
06/29/2002 1000.00 22020400598
11/09/2002 -1000.00 23020030740

SMITH, ROBERT C
VIA SMITH TEAM EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE
11/09/2002 1000.00 23020030589

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20901
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP/GOVERNMENT

DELAY, THOMAS DALE
VIA TOM DELAY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
01/12/2001 1000.00 21990272119
03/06/2003 1000.00 23990735615

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20901
PRESTON GATES

UNITED STATES FAMILY PAC
02/09/1999 3000.00 99034580799

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20901
PRESTON GATES ELLIS

DELAY, THOMAS DALE (Tom gets down with the "A" man)
VIA TOM DELAY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
01/22/1997 1000.00 97032254905
01/27/1997 1000.00 97032254905
02/23/1999 1000.00 99034720630
02/23/1999 1000.00 99034720630
02/23/1999 1000.00 99034720630
02/23/1999 1000.00 99034720630
03/20/1999 -1000.00 99034720630
03/20/1999 -1000.00 99034720630

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20901
PRESTON GATES ELLIS & ROUVELAS

RYAN, PAUL D
VIA RYAN FOR CONGRESS
06/19/2000 949.00 20035731820

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20901
PRESTON GATES ELLIS & ROUVELAS ME

MONDAY MORNING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
09/14/1998 1000.00 99034303737

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20901
PRESTON GATES ELLIS ROUVELAS

MCCOLLUM, BILL
VIA BILL MCCOLLUM FOR US SENATE
09/30/2000 1000.00 20020311474

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910

AMERICANS FOR A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
01/14/1997 5000.00 97031852683

BROOKS, SUSAN
VIA SUSAN BROOKS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
05/08/1998 1000.00 98033124761

LATHAM, THOMAS P
VIA LATHAM FOR CONGRESS
08/20/1998 1000.00 98033822422

MONDAY MORNING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
09/14/1998 1000.00 98033843503

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
ATTORNEY

PHILLIPS, HOWARD
VIA TAXPAYERS FOR PHILLIPS
08/11/1998 500.00 98033671965

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
PRESTON GATES

BURTON, DANNY L
VIA DAN BURTON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
06/24/1997 1000.00 97032294338

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
PRESTON GATES ELLIS

UNKNOWN (C00280057)
12/08/1997 1000.00 98032582239

HOFMEISTER, GARY
VIA HOFMEISTER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
03/27/1998 1000.00 98033001277

ROHRABACHER, DANA (Surprise)
VIA COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT CONGRESSMAN DANA ROHRABACHER
10/20/1997 1000.00 98032711111

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
PRESTON GATES ELLIS & ROU

CHENOWETH, HELEN P (Yes but did he party with her?)
VIA HELEN'S LIST
04/11/1997 1000.00 97032300157

HILLEARY, W VAN
VIA VAN HILLEARY FOR CONGRESS
10/20/1997 1000.00 98032754681
06/07/1999 500.00 99034744581

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
PRESTON GATES ELLIS & ROUVELA

HAYWORTH, J D
VIA JD HAYWORTH FOR CONGRESS
06/08/1998 1000.00 98033300170

T.E.A.M. PAC
02/28/1999 1000.00 99034690029

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
PRESTON GATES ELLIS & ROUVELAS

AMERICANS FOR A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
02/12/1999 2000.00 99034390162

BORDONARO, MOLLY HERING
VIA MOLLY BORDONARO FOR CONGRESS 1998
06/26/1998 500.00 98033892679

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
PRESTON GATES ELLIS & ROUVELAS ME

PRESTON GATES ELLIS
03/01/1999 500.00 99034423945

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
PRESTON GATES ET AL

PRESTON GATES ELLIS
04/22/1997 5000.00 97032221138

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
PRESTON, GATES, ELLIS, ROUVELAS

CRANE, PHILIP M
VIA CRANE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
02/19/1998 1000.00 98032861720

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRINGS, MD
CONSULTANT

HASTINGS, DOC
VIA FRIENDS OF DOC HASTINGS
11/07/1997 500.00 98032610212

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRINGS, MD 20910
GREENBERG TRADING

SMITH, GORDON HAROLD
VIA GORDON SMITH FOR US SENATE 2002 INC
03/22/2002 1000.00 22020203067

ABRAMOFF, JACK
SILVER SPRINGS, MD 20910
PRESTON GATES ELLIS & ROUVELA

SMITH, GORDON HAROLD
VIA GORDON SMITH FOR US SENATE 2002 INC
05/11/2001 1000.00 21020131908

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006

ALLEN, GEORGE (George, we hardly knew ye)
VIA FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN
04/28/2000 1000.00 20020163063

AMERICANS FOR A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
02/17/2004 -5000.00 25970548827

LOBIONDO, FRANK A.
VIA LOBIONDO FOR CONGRESS
08/17/2005 -1000.00 25971181916

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
ATTORNEY

TAYLOR, CHARLES H
VIA CHARLES TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
09/27/1999 250.00 20035120414

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
ELECTRIC BOAT/DESIGNER

SIMMONS, ROBERT R
VIA SIMMONS FOR CONGRESS
04/30/2001 250.00 21990243051

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG & TAURIG LLP/ATTORNEY

LOBIONDO, FRANK A.
VIA LOBIONDO FOR CONGRESS
06/22/2001 1000.00 21990364458

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG & TAURING

HUTCHINSON, TIM
VIA HUTCHINSON FOR SENATE
03/21/2002 1000.00 22020240489

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG ATTORNEYS AT LAW

GRASSLEY, CHARLES E (The nice guy, nah)
VIA GRASSLEY COMMITTEE INC
03/29/2003 1000.00 23020190263
03/29/2003 1000.00 23020190264

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TAAURIG

ISAKSON, JOHN HARDY )Shocking, the new Senator form GA
VIA GEORGIANS FOR ISAKSON
10/18/2003 2000.00 24020101606

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TAURIG LLP

STEVENS, THEODORE F (TED) (Anybody suprised on this one.)
VIA STEVENS FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
09/30/2002 1000.00 22020723050

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TAURIG LLP/GOVT. RELATI

CANTOR, ERIC
VIA CANTOR FOR CONGRESS
05/08/2001 1000.00 22993017530
07/29/2002 1000.00 22992065542
03/19/2003 2000.00 23992041112
03/19/2003 2000.00 23990733794

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TAURIG LLP/SENIOR DIREC

NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE
07/17/2001 5000.00 22990205430

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRADING

SMITH, GORDON HAROLDOregon, when will you learn, no such thing as liberal Republican)
VIA GORDON SMITH FOR US SENATE 2002 INC
05/03/2002 -1000.00 22020411402
05/03/2002 1000.00 22020411402

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRAURIG

CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (Maybe Abramoff paid for that last minute Diebold patch.)
VIA CHAMBLISS FOR SENATE
11/02/2002 1000.00 22020930407

ENSIGN, JOHN ERIC Whoa, thisis our guy with the paper trail :rofl:, Sure)
VIA ENSIGN FOR SENATE
02/06/2003 1000.00 23020203526
03/14/2003 1000.00 23020203526
03/14/2003 2000.00 23020203526

SHELBY, RICHARD C (Richard Shelby, you should have stayed a Democrat)
VIA SHELBY FOR U S SENATE
02/07/2003 1000.00 23020161988

TALENT, JAMES MATTHES
VIA TALENT FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
06/12/2002 1000.00 22020461800

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRAURIG ATTORNEYS AT LA

CANNON, CHRISTOPHER B
VIA CANNON FOR CONGRESS
03/13/2003 1000.00 23990728374
12/02/2003 1000.00 24990457727

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRAURIG HOFFMAN PAC/SEN

WILSON, HEATHER A. (Did Jack help Heather hack the vote?)
VIA HEATHER WILSON FOR CONGRESS
03/30/2002 1000.00 22991356767

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP/ATTORNEY

AMERICANS FOR A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
04/25/2002 5000.00 25990884476
02/27/2003 5000.00 24990065032
11/20/2003 5000.00 23992525758

FORBES, J. RANDY
VIA FORBES FOR CONGRESS
05/25/2001 1000.00 21990126707

RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND
03/18/2003 1000.00 23990787252

RICH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
09/29/2003 5000.00 23992156728

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP/GOVERNMENT

GINGREY, PHILLIP J
VIA GINGREY FOR CONGRESS
10/29/2002 500.00 23990716999

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP/SEN. DIR. O

FERGUSON, MIKE
VIA FRIENDS OF MIKE FERGUSON
11/26/2001 1000.00 22992570881

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP/SENIOR DIR

HAWKEYE PAC, THE
07/18/2003 5000.00 24990376288

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP/SENIOR DIRE

FIRST FREEDOMS FUND
06/16/2003 5000.00 23991629254

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP/SR. DIRECTO

LEADERSHIP PAC 2006
04/23/2003 2000.00 23990963696

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRAURIG/ATTORNEY

ISTOOK, ERNEST J
VIA ISTOOK FOR CONGRESS
02/03/2003 1000.00 25970984942

KEEP OUR MAJORITY PAC
06/16/2003 2500.00 23991454787

WELDON, W CURTIS
VIA WELDON VICTORY COMMITTEE
05/21/2003 1000.00 23991375841

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRAURIG/LOBBYIST

RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND
10/24/2001 1000.00 21990572003

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRAURIG/SENIOR DIR GOVT

YOUNG, TOM
VIA TOM YOUNG FOR CONGRESS
03/25/2002 500.00 22990717696

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG TRAUWIG/ATTORNEY

KELLER, RICHARD ANTHONY
VIA KELLER FOR CONGRESS
01/24/2001 1000.00 23990976565

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERG/TRAURIG/ATTORNEY

MORELLA, CONSTANCE A (Connie, we knew you were rotten!)
VIA CONNIE MORELLA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
10/18/2002 1000.00 22992807245

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
GREENBERT TAAURAIG ATTORNEYS/ATTO

SIMMONS, ROBERT R
VIA SIMMONS FOR CONGRESS
05/22/2002 250.00 22991966377
05/22/2002 750.00 22991966376

ABRAMOFF, JACK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
PRESTON GATES


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BURTON, DANNY L
VIA DAN BURTON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
06/22/1999 1000.00 99034591003
05/02/2000 1000.00 20035810899

...were up to. (Faith-based rocket trips to Mars?)

(Delay's daughter--about half way down.)

http://www.firedupamerica.com/jimellis

"Rely On Your Beliefs," indeed.

No wonder Congress can't balance a budget, unless it's IOU's to their donors. They're always going to "affairs," parties, events to celebrate the "bag-man" cometh. I have a modest proposal. I suggest that members of congress return to simply having "affairs," preferably in the office, rather than traveling all over the country going to "affairs." This would provide a means of relaxation and camaraderie and, at the same time, keep the members in their offices where they might, in their post reverie stupor, actually do some work.

Well, how about that. I was not surprised to see George Allen, Chambliss, and even Grassley on his contribiutionlist...but the Hon. Senator from Nevada, "champion" of voting rights.

Could it be--we've been had?

Oh, stop it...why this is "guilt by association." Yeah right.

Renata Adler, now teaching at Boston U. The 'real Nixon scandal' was about money from the CIA (see the little bitty footnote in All The President's Men re the Chilean money coming back into a Mexican bank...that was CIA money returning to be used in Nixon's campaign, ahem.)

Then understand that with all the 'off the books' intel projects, especially those involving the military--you can now think about Israel's role now--the black ops money is now going to funding compliant politicians campaigns in order to keep the wheels greased.

More on the black ops/off-the-record funding of whateveryouwant. Funding for anything is supposed to originate in Congress, at least that's what the civics texts tell us.

With the CIA's drug money etc. you can even have whole buildings put up for the CIA, as happened awhile back, and everyone in Congress (and the real media) is left scratching their heads, and posteriors too for that matter.

DOD was 'missing' around $2 Trillion
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/29/eveningnews/main325985.shtml

""According to some estimates we cannot track $2.3 trillion in transactions," Rumsfeld admitted.

$2.3 trillion — that's $8,000 for every man, woman and child in America. To understand how the Pentagon can lose track of trillions, consider the case of one military accountant who tried to find out what happened to a mere $300 million. ""

This is only the 'budgetted' money, I must remind you. Just think of the off record cash and its sources. And some must go to pliant Congressmen in the process. Think Duke Cunningham and ...who else ?

Hey, I have an idea. Let's fine out who swiped it, confiscate it and pay for expanded social services. Thanks for the link!

I did some googling and got this from www.blackboxvoting.org

There had to have been contact between Abramoff and the election scammers and con men. Here's another angle that might yeild something with some IT research.

1-9-2006: DuPage County Elections paid $30,000 to Republican political consultant
Frank Salvato, a Republican media consultant, acknowledged in a brief interview with Black Box Voting today that he received nearly $30,000 from the DuPage County (IL) Elections division in 2004. Initially, when asked what DuPage County was paying for, Salvato said "media consulting."

Salvato's bio from his Web site, TheRant.us, describes him as a political media strategist. "He supports and is affiliated with the Republican Presidential Task Force, the RNC's Presidential Victory Team, RightMarch.com, Republican National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee and is a GOP

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