Jack Abramoff was a whiz at influencing legislation and one way he did that was to get his clients, like some Indian tribes, to make substantial campaign contributions to select members of Congress.

Once-powerful Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison Wednesday on criminal fraud charges stemming from a business deal involving a Florida casino ...

Disgraced lobbyist Abramoff purportedly met with undercover FBI agent in San Francisco, agreed to lobby member of Congress. Federal prosecutors in San Francisco announced charges today against ...

Thus “Casino Jack” Abramoff, who got out of prison two years ago and then did a halfway-house stint toiling for a kosher pizza joint in Baltimore, is following the lead of G. Gordon Liddy ...

WASHINGTON — Jack Abramoff, the once-powerful Republican lobbyist, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for his leading role in a wide-ranging corruption scandal that rocked Congress ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 3, 2006 — -- Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff's guilty plea today to charges of conspiracy, tax evasion and mail fraud has set in motion what many predict could become the ...

Disgraced Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Headed Back to Jail. Mr. Abramoff became the first person charged with violating a law that was amended in response to his previous criminal offenses.

The lawmakers, lobbyists, Bush administration officials, congressional staffers and businessmen caught up in the Jack Abramoff public corruption probe: - Abramoff was sentenced in September 2008 ...

Jack Abramoff, right, listens to Abbe Lowell, one of his attorneys. The legal troubles of the GOP lobbyist appear to be threatening the careers of many of his colleagues and political allies.

Ask Jack Abramoff Mr. Abramoff, an ex-lobbyist who ended up in prison, said the decision to toss out Bob McDonnell’s bribery conviction shows a poor understanding of the real world.

Jack Abramoff, the once high-flying lobbyist who pleaded guilty to a scheme to corrupt Congress, asked a federal judge for mercy on Wednesday, saying he was “not a bad man.” By Neil A. Lewis ...