Jack Abramoff

Abramoff's Partner Doesn't Want to Cough Up Ill-Gotten Millions

Susan Crabtree | March 16, 2011, 10:03AM

Michael Scanlon, Jack Abramoff's partner in crime, doesn't want to pony up the ill-gotten millions he owes to Abramoff's former lobbying firm, Greenberg Traurig, and he doesn't think he has to, his attorneys said Tuesday in a court filing.

Scanlon, who worked hand-in-glove with Abramoff, pleaded guilty to defrauding a group of Native American tribes out of tens of millions of dollars and last monthwas sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to pay Greenberg for its losses. Greenberg has settled a series of actual and threatened lawsuits from the tribes that Scanlon and Abramoff defrauded, and now the K Street giant is demanding that Scanlon make good on the court-ordered compensation payments and pay the firm more than $17 million.

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Topics: Greenberg Traurig, Jack Abramoff, Justice Department, K Street, Lobbyists, Michael Scanlon, Native Americans

Kit Bond

Kit Bond Heads To K Street

Ryan J. Reilly | January 4, 2011, 12:39PM

Outgoing Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond (R-MO) is becoming a partner at Thompson Coburn LLP, where he'll advise clients on issues including international trade, biotechnology, agriculture, cyberlaw and transportation, the firm said in a statement.

Bond will also consult with clients to bring economic development and job opportunities to Missouri, and he'll work from both Missouri and Washington, D.C.

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Topics: Ethics, K Street, Kit Bond, Lobbyists

Shadow Congress

SHADOW CONGRESS: More Than 170 Former Lawmakers Ply The Corridors Of Power As Lobbyists

Justin Elliott and Zachary Roth | June 1, 2010, 8:41AM

It's not exactly breaking news that Washington is stuffed to the gills with lobbyists. One good government group recently tallied 8 lobbyists for every member of Congress during the health-care reform debate. But what doesn't get as much attention is that, over the last few decades, a vast army of what might be called uber-lobbyists has taken shape in the capital, made up of retiring lawmakers eager to cash in on K Street after a lifetime of making do with public sector salaries.

We've compiled a close-to-comprehensive list of former members of Congress currently working on behalf of private interests in Washington's influence-peddling industry. We count 172 of them -- almost one-third the number of current members of Congress.

See an interactive graphic of the Shadow Congress here.

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Topics: Bill Zeliff, Bob Dole, George Hochbrueckner, K Street, Lobbyists, Shadow Congress, Tom DeLay