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GOP House Leadership Linked Anew to Abramoff
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Nov 26, 2005 10:56am |
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| News Date | Saturday, November 26, 2005 04:55:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | California Rep. John T. Doolittle's use of perks is under scrutiny in the lobbyist investigation.
By Mary Curtius, Times Staff Writer
November 26, 2005
Latimes.com : National News
WASHINGTON — His onetime friendship with super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff has come back to haunt Rep. John T. Doolittle of Northern California, a member of the House Republican leadership, as the Justice Department continues its probe into Abramoff's dealings with lawmakers.
Doolittle's name surfaced in the probe when the Washington Post reported late last year that the eight-term congressman from Roseville — a Mormon and staunch opponent of casino gambling — used Abramoff's luxury sports box in a Washington arena to host a fundraiser and then failed to report its value, as required by law.
The Post pointed to Doolittle's use of Abramoff's skybox as an example of how the lobbyist used such perks to cultivate connections with influential lawmakers as he sought to further the interests of Native American clients who owned casinos. Doolittle subsequently paid back Abramoff's firm for the use of the skybox and reported it on federal disclosure records.
But with Abramoff and his associates the subject of a widening federal investigation into alleged influence-peddling, Doolittle's name surfaced again Friday. A Wall Street Journal article, citing several unnamed sources close to the probe, listed him as one of four lawmakers and more than a dozen former and current Capitol Hill staff members whose links to Abramoff are being looked into.
The other lawmakers were said to be former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) and Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio). |
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