"In the fall of 2004, Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-OH) told Senate investigators that he was unfamiliar with a Texas Indian tribe represented by lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Days later, evidence emerged that the congressman had held numerous discussions with Abramoff and the Indians about getting Congress to reopen their shuttered casino."
Ney's excuse as told by spokesman Brian Walsh, his testimony "was a voluntary meeting -- it was not conducted under oath." Nice.
This is all from a Senate report investigating Abramoff from the Indian Affairs Panel which is chaired by John McCain (R-AZ). "The report extensively details Abramoff's use of nonprofit charities and advocacy groups to advance his lobbying interests. The Indian affairs committee said the way such groups were used to move money around and evade tax liability raises questions about whether existing federal laws are sufficient. It urged the Senate Finance Committee to take up an investigation that it has been mulling for months."
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