A common complaint among Indians is that once their tribes fall under the influence of Ietan Consulting, drug smuggling is not far behind. (more…)
Scott Reed: Shaking Down Tribes for Big Business
Saginaw Chippewa whistle blowers have unearthed documents implicating lobbyist Scott Reed’s mentors in the take over of their tribe by fictitious Indians, which mirrors the non-Native usurpation of numerous other former and existing tribal clients of Chesapeake Enterprises’ Reed and his partner, Larry Rosenthal of Ietan Consulting. (more…)
Aurene Martin: Portrait of a Corrupt Insider
Former Acting Assistant Secretary of Interior Aurene Martin has had her fair share of controversies, but she has deftly, and without principle, used her status as an insider to maneuver around them. (more…)
Charles Schwab Acquires Business with Former Abramoff Client
Fund raisers for Sen. John McCain, who called for an investigation into tribal lobbying through the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, have acquired lucrative business opportunities with Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s former clients, as has been extensively documented on this blog and in my book, Lynched! Among the latest friends of McCain to cash in is Charles Schwab & Co., a prominent banking and brokerage company. (more…)
Michigan Newspaper Smears Abramoff with False Narrative
Eric Baerren, a columnist with the Morning Sun, is attempting to make a name for himself by blogging about his mention on the dust jacket of former Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s recently released book, Capitol Punishment. On the cover, Baerren is quoted as describing Abramoff as “lower than pond scum, parasite with no redeeming qualities.” (more…)
Fake Natives Receive $250,000 Windfall
The latest scheme hatched at the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan involves doling out $250,000 tax-free bonuses to fictitious Indians and their allies. Initiated by former Chief Fred Cantu, a close ally of Sen. John McCain, the “incentive bonus” is intended to reward tribal members for 25 years of service to the tribe. The catch is, however, that the jobs on the reservation are typically reserved for the fictitious Indians and their allies, regardless of their qualifications to hold them. (more…)
Banks Associated with SunCruz Fraud Cash in with Saginaw Chippewas
The fraud within the SunCruz loan which downed the career of Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff was allegedly structured in 2000 by Foothill Wells Fargo under the advice of its counsel, Schulte Roth & Zabel, which also represented Merrill Lynch, the Seminole Tribe’s financial advisor. (more…)
Why the Washington Post Continues to Slander Abramoff
I was sorely disappointed to open the Outlook section in this Sunday’s Washington Post to read another hit piece on Jack Abramoff, this time in the form of a scathing review of the lobbyist’s autobiography, Capitol Punishment. With a headline of “Lobbying for Redemption,” I was expecting the rag, which was complicit in collaborating with Abramoff’s professional rivals to spread falsehoods about him, to have the integrity to write a balanced, honest review. (more…)
Seminole Interests Sink SunCruz to Eliminate Competition for Gamblers
More attention needs to brought to bear on the Seminole Tribe of Florida, its lobbyists, and affiliated interests, especially given its apparent role in subverting the courts and driving faux scandals in an effort to eliminate competition to its market share. The tribe has acted like a law unto itself, steamrolling over anything and anyone standing in the way of its quest for casino riches, apparently breaking any number of contracts and laws along the way. (more…)
Seminole Tribe Linked to Abramoff’s Wrongful Florida Conviction
That Jack Abramoff was innocent of the mail and wire fraud charges was maintained at first by the lobbyist himself and later by a colleague, Ben Waldman, the President of SunCruz, who witnessed the key events in question. Waldman even wrote a letter to the U.S. District Court Judge who presided over that case to say as much. Yet, somehow after becoming caught up in a confluence of events beyond his control, Abramoff wound up pleading guilty to a crime he did not commit and was even forced to additional jail time for it. (more…)
