WP: Abramoff Helped Russian Energy Execs Funnel $1M To Delay-Linked Organization...

The Washington Post R. Jeffrey Smith December 31, 2005 at 12:15 AM
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From the Christian Science Monitor

The U.S. Family Network, a public advocacy group that operated in the 1990s with close ties to Rep. Tom DeLay and claimed to be a nationwide grass-roots organization, was funded almost entirely by corporations linked to embattled lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to tax records and former associates of the group.

During its five-year existence, the U.S. Family Network raised $2.5 million but kept its donor list secret. The list, obtained by The Washington Post, shows that $1 million of its revenue came in a single 1998 check from a now-defunct London law firm whose former partners will not identify the money's origins.

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Abramoff Moves Closer To A Plea Deal...
AP TONI LOCY December 31, 2005 at 12:09 AM
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WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff are putting the finishing touches on a plea deal that could be announced as early as Tuesday, according to people familiar with the negotiations.

The plea agreement would secure the lobbyist's testimony against several members of Congress who received favors from him or his clients.

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