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Friday, December 16, 2005

Jack Abramoff's Business Partner Pleads Guity, To Testify Against Abramoff...

Bloomberg Michael Forsythe and Mort Lucoff December 16, 2005 at 08:56 AM
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Lobbyist Jack Abramoff's former business partner pleaded guilty in a wire-fraud case involving a Florida casino ship company and said he's willing to testify against Abramoff.

Adam Kidan faces up to 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and one count of wire fraud. He becomes the second former Abramoff associate in a month to agree to cooperate with investigators. Michael Scanlon agreed on Nov. 21 to aid a separate Justice Department probe in Washington involving $80 million in fees the two men got from Indian-tribe clients.

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