FBI document regarding corruption charges filed against New York politicians in  march of this year. go to this link-  http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2011/manhattan-u.s.-attorney-a...

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Corruption Charges Against Two Members of the New York State Legislature
Six Others Charged in Bribery Schemes, Including Albany Lobbyist, Two Hospital CEOs, Health Care Consultant, and Real Estate Developer

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On January 3, 2006, Abramoff pled guilty to three felony counts — conspiracy, fraud, and tax evasion — involving charges stemming principally from his lobbying activities in Washington on behalf of Native American tribes link- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Abramoff_Indian_lobbying_scandal

The Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal is a United States political scandal relating to the work performed by political lobbyists Jack Abramoff, Ralph E. Reed, Jr., Grover Norquist and Michael Scanlon on Indian casino gambling interests for an estimated $85 million in fees. Abramoff and Scanlon grossly over-billed their clients, secretly splitting the multimillion-dollar profits. In one case, they secretly orchestrated lobbying against their own clients in order to force them to pay for lobbying services.

 

In the course of the scheme, the lobbyists were accused of illegally giving gifts and making campaign donations to legislators in return for votes or support of legislation. Representative Bob Ney (R-OH) and two aides to Tom DeLay (R-TX) have been directly implicated; other politicians, have various ties.

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By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press Writer 07/15/2008 link- http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-07-15-936275569_x.htm WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania-based lobbyist was charged Tuesday with destroying evidence related to an FBI investigation into former Rep. Curt Weldon.

Prosecutors said in court filings that Cecilia Grimes threw travel receipts and other material that mentioned Weldon in the trash after she received grand jury subpoenas for those and other documents. FBI agents retrieved the documents from garbage cans outside Grimes' house. Authorities said she also threw out her Blackberry at a fast-food restaurant to keep the FBI from retrieving her e-mail.

 

Weldon, a former Republican lawmaker who represented a suburban Philadelphia district for 20 years, is not named in the court papers but is identified by his service as vice chairman of both the House Armed Services and Homeland Security committees. The government's filing Tuesday is known as a criminal information and is typically part of a plea deal. A plea agreement hearing has been scheduled for July 25 in U.S. District Court in Washington.

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