FBI arrests former lobbyist in growing Abramoff case

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Bob Juch · #1 Post by **Bob Juch** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:35 pm

The FBI today arrested Kevin Ring, a former lobbyist, for his alleged role in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, NBC News has learned. Justice Department officials said that the FBI arrested Ring this morning at his Maryland home. He is charged in a 10-count public-corruption indictment, the officials said. Ring is a former congressional staffer for Rep. John Doolittle (R-Ca.)

The indictment charges Ring with conspiring with Abramoff and others to corrupt congressional and executive-branch officials by providing things of value to several public officials "to induce or reward those who took official actions benefiting Ring and his clients."

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frogman042 · #2 Post by **frogman042** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:41 pm

lobbyist in growing Abramoff case

Anyone else think of Invasion of the Body snatchers when they saw that section of the subject line?

---Jay (Kevin McCarthy appeared in the movie Innerspace this many years ago - know the number of years and you know the rest...)

gsabc · #3 Post by **gsabc** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:54 pm

frogman042 wrote:
lobbyist in growing Abramoff case
Anyone else think of Invasion of the Body snatchers when they saw that section of the subject line?

No.

Bob Juch · #4 Post by **Bob Juch** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:07 pm

frogman042 wrote:
lobbyist in growing Abramoff case
Anyone else think of Invasion of the Body snatchers when they saw that section of the subject line?

---Jay (Kevin McCarthy appeared in the movie Innerspace this many years ago - know the number of years and you know the rest...)

No, I thought it strange that growing Abramoff was illegal; it's not like growing pot.