"Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, said Saturday he will soon release a report documenting the extent that tribes �were duped and exploited� by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his cronies.
He said �in the next couple weeks� the committee would show that tribes, including the Mt. Pleasant-based Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, were charged a combined total of excessive fees �in the tens of millions of dollars� � well beyond previously reported figures.
I talked to McCain, winner of Michigan�s 2000 presidential primary and a prospective contender in 2008, by phone before his fund-raisers for U.S. Rep. Joe Schwarz, R-Battle Creek, in Jackson, and state Rep. Kelvin Elsenheimer, R-Bellaire, in Boyne Falls.
After the initial 2004 Washington Post report that Abramoff and publicist Michael Scanlon, with strong Republican ties, had received $45 million in fees from tribes, McCain said: �What makes this tale apart, what makes it truly extraordinary, is the extent and degree of the apparent exploitation and deceit.�"
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(8/12)
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trip to the opera (8/12)
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probe of Abramoff cut short by Bush (08/08)
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(07/28)
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Justice nominee
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Editorial: Tribal lobbying scandal a
'blockbuster' (07/18)
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Editorial: Mississippi
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restaurant (07/06)
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widen investigation of Abramoff (07/06)
Choctaws mum on donation to Christian Coalition
(07/06)
Choctaw cash flowed freely to Ralph
Reed for years (07/06)
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Norquist for ripping off tribes (07/06)
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(7/4)
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to Congressmen (7/4)
Hayworth targeted
for ties to Abramoff, DeLay (7/4)
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(7/1)
Column: Abramoff defrauded Saginaw
Chippewa Tribe (7/1)
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be sent to jail (6/30)
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(6/28)
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tribal money (6/27)
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Opinion: Abramoff and Norquist like 'cat
burglars' (06/09)
Gaming leads to new
concerns about lobbyists (05/26)
Bloomberg: Abramoff tribes gave $1.4M to Congress
(5/19)
Tribal funds helped Abramoff's
failed Jewish school (5/18)
Abramoff
tribes gave $153K to Montana delegation (5/16)
Column: Tribal bucks went to Republican interests
(5/13)
Grand jury in Abramoff probe
subpoenas Democrats (5/13)
Familiar
problems aired at recognition hearing (05/12)
Column: Ney investigated for Abramoff donations
(5/11)
Abramoff refused to appear at
hearing on high fees (5/10)
Abramoff
lobbying scandal prompts look at rules (5/9)
Abramoff tied to yet another Congressional trip
(5/9)
Abramoff scandal an issue in
Georgia campaign (5/9)
Abramoff accused
of double-dealing another client (5/6)
Coushatta tribal member went on DeLay golf outing
(5/6)
Tom Cole recuses himself in any
probe of DeLay (5/5)
In the Loop
Contest: Name that Washington scandal (5/4)
Abramoff based political activities on Jewish faith
(5/4)
Travel paid by Abramoff said to
violate ethics rules (5/4)
New
legislation seeks overhaul of lobbying regulations (5/4)
More Congressional travel linked to Abramoff
(5/3)
Jack Abramoff breaks silence on
lobbying scandal (5/2)
Abramoff a target
in federal bank fraud probe (5/2)
McCain
won't touch lawmakers in probe of Abramoff (4/28)
Ney signed onto bill after using tribe's luxury
suite (4/28)
Recall of anti-Abramoff Sag
Chip leaders debated (4/28)
More ties
between Abramoff and DeLay detailed (4/27)
Former DeLay chief of staff lobbied for NIGA
(4/26)
Tim Giago: White lawyers growing
fat off tribes (4/26)
Abramoff used
credit card to pay for DeLay's airfare (4/25)
Column: Good Indians or bad Indians? Hard to tell
(4/25)
Money tribes gave to Abramoff
ended up in Israel (4/25)
Saginaw
Chippewa Tribe gave $25K to GOP tax group (4/25)
Editorial: Saginaw Chippewa feud needs to end
(4/25)
Novak: McCain hopes for
indictment of Abramoff (4/22)
Meskwakis
gave $50K to group founded by Norton (4/22)
One GOP group won't give records to McCain
(4/22)
Abramoff and Scanlon 'still
hounding' Sag Chips (4/22)
Coushatta
Tribe sues Abramoff, Scanlon in state court (4/22)
Abramoff defends lobbying work for tribal clients
(4/22)
McCain subpoenas GOP groups
linked to Abramoff (4/21)
Morongo Band
denies any ties to Abramoff scandal (4/21)
DeLay used skybox funded by Abramoff's tribes
(4/21)
Democrats to introduce bill to
address Abramoff (4/21)
House
Republicans offer ethics probe into DeLay (4/21)
Congressman tied to Abramoff failed to pay tribal
tab (4/20)
Hastert pays tab for
fundraiser at Abramoff restaurant (4/20)
Vitter, Hastert never paid Abramoff restaurant tab
(4/19)
DeLay denies wrongdoing over
Abramoff funded trips (4/19)
Opinion:
McCain right to probe fleecing of tribes (4/19)
Recall papers certified against anti-Abramoff
leaders (4/19)
Time: FBI to depose
ex-associate of Abramoff's (4/18)
Foe of
Texas tribes denies knowing Abramoff (4/18)
Ties to Abramoff an issue for Ralph Reed campaign
(4/18)
Opinion: Lobbying scandal cloaked
in religion (4/18)
Sen. Burns: Support
for Montana tribes is known (4/18)
Editorial: Burns should have said no to Abramoff
(4/18)
Pombo asked again to investigate
Abramoff (4/15)
DeLay's ties to Abramoff
a focus of federal probe (4/13)
Opinion:
Abramoff is DeLay's Monica Lewinsky (4/13)
'Where the hell were you when we were poor?'
(4/12)
Column: Treatment of tribes by
lobbyists an outrage (4/12)
Newsweek:
Abramoff offered to expose DeLay, others (4/11)
Assessment: The Abramoff/DeLay scandal
(4/8)
Salon: Abramoff sold DeLay to
desperate tribes (4/8)
Opinion: When
ripping off Indians is acceptable (4/8)
GOP rallies to DeLay's defense amid new reports
(4/7)
Abramoff helped secure funding for
3rd DeLay trip (4/6)
Burns says Michigan
delegation backed school funds (04/04)
Editorial: Burns has chance to restore Indian
funds (03/31)
GOP letter to Norton came
after Abramoff sent checks (03/30)
Abramoff previously questioned over billing
(03/30)
Ralph Reed says he too was
'deceived' by Abramoff (3/28)
Both sides
fighting tribe have ties to Abramoff (03/25)
Column: Abramoff, Scanlon had help scamming
tribes (03/22)
Jena Choctaw Band back in
spotlight in Louisiana (03/22)
McCain
plans to finish hearings on lobbyist scandal (3/21)
Opinion: Ralph Reed did work for casinos, not the
Lord (3/21)
Coushatta Tribe hires law
firm linked to DeLay (3/18)
Chairman:
Montana tribes support Senator Burns (3/18)
Senate Finance Committee investigates Abramoff
(3/17)
Vitter won't say why he OKed
Abramoff fundraiser (3/17)
DeLay denies
wrongdoing on trip linked to tribe (3/16)
Vitter responsible for anti-tribal appropriations
rider (3/16)
Hayworth predicts DeLay
will weather ethics storm (3/15)
Column:
Strange bedfellows in Abramoff scandal (3/15)
Editorial: Investigate overseas trip paid by
Abramoff (3/15)
Griles fought casino
opposed by Abramoff client (3/14)
Tribe
gave $75K to group founded by Norton (3/14)
Tribe, gambling firm funded DeLay's overseas trip
(3/14)
Editorial: Facts don't look good
for Senator Burns (3/14)
DOI
investigates contacts with group started by Norton (03/03)
Vitter denies helping Abramoff's former client
(03/02)
Report: Former Norton organization
subpoenaed (3/1)
Tribes gave $175K to
group founded by Norton (2/28)
Tribal
lobbying scandal hurts ex-Abramoff firm (02/17)
Tigua Tribe settles dispute over Abramoff fees
(02/14)
Sag Chip recall targets
anti-Abramoff tribal leaders (2/11)
Editorial: Washington 'sharks' ate tribe for
lunch (02/08)
Donations funneled through
Abramoff unaccounted (2/7)
Commentary:
Tighten up lobbyist rules (01/18)
Commentary: Tribal lobbyist scandal is familiar
tale (1/13)
Probe sought of Congressman
linked to lobbyists (01/07)
Editorial:
'Shameful' dealings of Washington lobbyists (1/6)
Abramoff and Scanlon scandal won't go away
(12/20)
Editorial: Ney's judgment
'clouded' by Abramoff (12/20)
Ney to
meet with ethics panel over Abramoff ties (12/16)
Congressman subject of inquiry for Abramoff ties
(12/15)
Lobbyists say Abramoff probe has
run its course (12/13)
Congressman
questioned during lobbyist probe (12/10)
Editorial: Ney not exactly a victim in Tigua
case (12/03)
Abramoff 'totally in bed'
with anti-gaming forces (11/29)
McCain
eyes reform of lobbying disclosure laws (11/24)
Order freezing Abramoff's assets lifted in lawsuit
(11/24)
Mississippi Choctaw lawyer
referred Abramoff (11/22)
Former Ney
chief of staff worked with Abramoff (11/19)
High-priced lobbyist scam linked to lawmakers
(11/18)
Coushatta Tribe sues ex-lobbyists
for $32M (11/17)
Tigua Tribe to testify
at Senate lobbying hearing (11/16)
Abramoff's assets frozen in employee case
(11/15)
Vitter 'conned' by group
opposing tribe (11/12)
GOP critic of
McCain received tribal donations (11/08)
Author: Abramoff, Scanlon likely to be indicted
(10/28)
Senate panel asks Coushatta Tribe
for tapes (10/27)
Ralph Reed paid $4.1M
to oppose tribes (10/26)
Two more
lawyers linked to lobbyist scandal (10/21)
Online Chat: Abramoff 'close friend' of DeLay
(10/20)
Christian Coalition still after
Poarch Creeks (10/19)
Congressman denies
knowing of tribe's backing (10/18)
Opinion: Lobbyist scandal goes all the way to Bush
(10/15)
Congressman's anti-gaming push
backed by tribe (10/15)
Tigua Tribe mum
on Washington lobbyists (10/12)
House
Resources asked to investigate lobbyists (10/8)
Another tribe considers lawsuit against lobbyists
(10/7)
DeLay rebuked yet again for
flaunting influence (10/7)
Coushatta
Tribe to sue lobbyists for $32M (10/4)
Lobbyist scandal reaches to top levels of GOP
(10/4)
Choctaw Tribe's lobbying
documents kept secret (10/4)
Documents
detail lobbyists' role in tribal elections (10/4)
Salon: Tom DeLay allowed tribes to be 'slickered'
(10/4)
Pueblo leader says lobbyists'
high fees not worth it (10/1)
Texas AG
asked to investigate Abramoff, Scanlon (10/1)
DeLay rebuked for trading influence on House floor
(10/1)
Ex-tribal lobbyists slammed in
Senate hearing (9/30)
Abramoff mum at
hearing while Scanlon a no-show (9/30)
Column: Lobbyists lurked in 'cesspool of greed'
(9/30)
Washington lobbyists called before
Senate panel (9/29)
Editorial: Send
lobbyist hogs to the slaughterhouse (9/29)
Tigua Tribe outraged over being played as 'moronic'
(9/28)
Tribes told to donate to
lobbyists' foundation (9/28)
Editorial:
Actions of tribal lobbyists 'loathsome' (9/28)
Lobbyists worked for, against 'moronic' Tiguas
(9/27)
Group opposing Poarch Creeks tied
to tribal lobbyists (09/16)
Coushattas
used lobbyists to spy on tribes, critics (09/13)
Bush strategist now knows source of tribal
funds (09/01)
Bush strategist claims no
knowledge of funds (8/31)
Bush-GOP
strategist admits taking tribal money (8/30)
Senate hearing on tribal lobbying probe set
(8/26)
Coushatta member threatened over
recall effort (08/09)
Coushatta Tribe's
lobbying records subpoenaed (07/23)
Hearing on high lobbying fees expected in
September (07/16)
GOP strategist denies
secretly taking tribal money (7/15)
Tribal money secretly funneled to GOP
strategist (06/25)
Busy Indian Affairs
Committee hits snag on big issues (06/17)
Indian Affairs Committee activity this week
(6/15)
Saginaw Chippewa leader who paid
lobbyists ousted (06/04)
Indian Country
awaits outcome of lobbying probe (05/18)
Tribal chairman says $120K fee to Abramoff worth
it (05/18)
Republican governors
report biggest donor in 2002 (05/04)
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe wonders where $14M
went (04/20)
McCain demands documents
from lobbyist, PR exec (04/12)
Coushatta treasurer accuses NIGC of lax
oversight (04/12)
Choctaw chief
Martin defends embattled GOP lobbyist (04/09)
McCain pushing Choctaw tribe to cooperate with
probe (4/8)
Coushatta leaders used
tribal money to pay lobbyists (4/8)
Coushatta Tribe paid $32M to lobbyist Jack
Abramoff (4/6)
McCain aggressive in
pursuing lobbyist records (4/5)
McCain demands documents for tribal lobbyist's
work (3/30)
Embattled lobbyist signs
deal with another firm (03/25)
Embattled tribal lobbyist gave to Conn.
Congressman (03/10)
Saginaw Chippewa
Tribe hires new lobbying firm (3/9)
McCain begins investigation into high tribal
fees (3/4)
Pueblo governor says $1M
fee to PR firm not worth it (3/3)
McCain calls for investigation into tribal
spending (2/27)
Four tribes spent
$45M on lobbying and PR firms (2/23)
GOP lobbyist scores big with tribes
(04/03)
Embattled tribe gets new
lobbyist (12/13)
Column: McCain to release Abramoff report
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