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Aftershocks continue in Abramoff case

Posted by LegiStorm on Friday, March 06, 2009

About a month after his name was linked to the Jack Abramoff scandal, former staffer Fraser Verrusio was charged today for accepting a free trip from lobbyists in 2003.

Verrusio and fellow former staffer Trevor Blackann accepted a free trip to New York to attend the 2003 World Series. Blackann and two lobbyists who worked for Abramoff at the time - James Hirni and Todd Boulanger - have already pled guilty to charges of corruption related to the trip.

Verrusio, a former staffer to Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), had been linked to the scandal last months when reports surfaced that he was the staffer referred to in court papers as "Staffer D" but no charges were filed until today.

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More news in the Abramoff scandal

Posted by LegiStorm on Thursday, February 05, 2009

The Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal won't die.

Yesterday, it was reported Kevin Koonce, a former staffer to Commerce Secretary nominee Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), is the person referred to in court documents as "Staffer F." The documents detail charges relating to a lobbyist providing Staffer F gifts in exchange for preferable legislative treatment. Koonce has not been formally charged with any wrongdoing.

The report follows two other news items relating to Abramoff in recent days. Last week, lobbyist Todd Boulanger, a former congressional aide and Abramoff associate, pled guilty to illegally providing congressional staffers gifts in return for favorable treatment for his clients.

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Former congressional aide pleads guilty

Posted by LegiStorm on Friday, December 12, 2008

In what has become an all-too-common pattern this year, another former congressional aide pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy in the long-running Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.

James Hirni, a former legislative director to Sen. Tim Hutchinson (R-Ark.), admitted in court that he helped provide an all-expense paid trip to the 2003 World Series to two congressional aides. At the time, Hirni was a lobbyist working on Abramoff's team.

There's no reason to believe this is the end yet.

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