List of trips funded by Jack Abramoff
- List of trips funded by Jack Abramoff
The following is a list of trips for politicians, lobbyists, and staffers funded by Jack Abramoff.
The picture at right (taken at Carnoustie) for the much publicized trip to St. Andrews, the famed Scottish golf course. This trip was paid for by Abramoff at a cost of $160,000. Congressman Bob Ney's then chief of staff, William Heaton, admitted "falsifying his and Ney's financial disclosure forms in 2002 and 2003 to keep gifts secret. For example, Ney's forms said the Scotland trip was paid for by the National Center for Public Policy Research so he could meet with Scottish parliamentarians, though the Scottish Parliament was not in session...." [cite news | url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/26/AR2007022601631.html| title=Former Aide to Ex-Congressman Ney Pleads Guilty in Abramoff Case | author=James V. Grimaldi | coauthors=Carol D. Leonnig | publisher=Washington Post | date=February 27, 2007 | page=A06]
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* http://www.thinkprogress.org/abramoff
* http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Investigation/story?id=647725&page=1
* cite news
url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/03/AR2005050301792.html
title=Democrats' Travel Costs Linked to Lobbyist
publisher=Washington Post
author=R. Jeffrey Smith
date=May 4, 2005
page=A01
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