Congressman John Doolittle

Click here to join POGO's Un-Do Influence campaign: a movement to end the undue influence that powerful corporate interests have on our federal government By DANA LIEBELSON When former lobbyist Jack Abramoff needed to get something done on the Hill, he had a tried-and-true strategy: offer a congressional staffer a job. Not right away, but six months or a year down the road—enough time to gain some advance access. And if a staffer said no? Well, that was rare. They all fell under Abramoff...Read Full Story

Tony Rudy was among the first people to plead guilty in the long-running probe of influence peddling tied to Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff. On Friday, the former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay was the last person sentenced in an investigation that focused on Congress, racked up 21 convictions, yet netted only one lawmaker. Last sentence handed down in Abramoff probe Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:57:55 GMT Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Power ed by FeedBurnerRead Full Story

Tony Rudy was among the first people to plead guilty in the long-running probe of influence peddling tied to Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff. On Friday, the former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay was the last person sentenced in an investigation that focused on Congress, racked up 21 convictions, yet netted only one lawmaker. See more here: Last sentence handed down in Abramoff probeRead Full Story

October 22, 2011After being the subject of many articles and being featured in books and movies, convicted felon and former CNMI lobbyist, Jack Abramoff is writing his own version of his lobbying days.  His book, which is said to also document the time that he spent in prison is to be released on November 7th.Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption from America's Most Notorious Lobbyist won't make Abramoff much money. Not because people won't buy the book, but because...Read Full Story

November 12, 2011Sunday's 60 Minutes interview with convicted felon Jack Abramoff was hyped to show a wiser and repentant Jack Abramoff who learned some lessons after pondering his wrong doings while in prison.  Disappointingly, the segment showed that he was the same old Jack, the self-righteous, self-promoting con man. His message was that the system was corrupt (duh), that lobbyist can buy Congress (duh) and that the reforms do nothing to improve the corrupt system (duh).As a lobbyist...Read Full Story