Abramoff enters federal prison
Hours before entering a federal prison in Cumberland, disgraced Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff sent friends an e-mail lamenting “this nightmare” political scandal.
Abramoff, who parlayed campaign donations and expensive gifts into political influence from Congress to the White House, was sentenced to six years for a fraudulent Florida casino deal. He is awaiting sentencing in a Capitol Hill public corruption case in which he also is the star witness.
“This nightmare has gone on for almost three years so far, and I expect we are not even halfway through,” Abramoff wrote in his e-mail.
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