Heist
Subtitle: superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, his Republican allies, and the buying of Washington
By: Peter H. Stone
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780374299316
Subjects: Casinos; Economic conditions; Tiwa Indians; Government relations; Political corruption; Lobbyists; Biography
Other titles: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, his Republican allies, and the buying of Washington
Description: "Before he took up lobbying, Jack Abramoff was an aspiring moviemaker who cowrote and produced Red Scorpion, a Cold War potboiler starring hulking Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren. It drew decidedly mixed reviews. Century Strategies, Ralph Reed's Georgia-based consulting firm, was paid close to 6 million dollars by two of Abramoff's casino-rich tribal clients. A little more than a third of the money was funneled through a "think tank" that Scanlon set up in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, a seaside getaway three hours from Washington. It was run with the help of a lifeguard and a yoga instructor.  Six casino-rich Indian tribes paid an astonishing total of 82 million dollars to superlobbyish Jack Abramoff and public relations whiz Michael Scanlon. Abramoff and Scanlon devised a secret a kickback scheme-dubbed "Gimme five"-to split and pocket more than 40 million dollars of these tribal payments."--From source other than the Library of Congress
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-199) and index.
Table of contents: title: Double-dealing; title: The birth of a lobbyist; title: Miami vice; title: The Indian casino empire; title: The fix; title: The influence machine; title: Conduits are us; title: Endgame; title: The rules of the game.