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20080422

Jack Abramoff - John Doolittle - Criminal - Money - Politics - Sports - Government - Texas - California - "Former Justice official pleads guilty in Abramoff probe." ... "The [Republican President Bush] Justice Department lost one of its own to the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal Tuesday as a former high-ranking department attorney pleaded guilty to conflict of interest." ... "Robert E. Coughlin II admitted in federal court in Washington that he accepted meals, concert tickets and luxury seats at Redskins and Wizards games from a lobbyist while helping the lobbyist and his clients. He pleaded guilty to a single conflict-of-interest charge and faces up to 10 months in prison under a plea deal with the government." ... "The lobbyist is identified in court documents only as "Lobbyist A," but details make clear that he is Kevin Ring, a former member of Abramoff's lobbying team who also is under investigation." ... "Coughlin, now 36 and living in Texas, accepted the gifts from 2001 to 2003 while working on legislative affairs for the Justice Department. He later became deputy chief of staff of the department's criminal division - the same division handling the Abramoff probe - before he resigned a year ago, citing personal reasons." ... "Ring worked for [California Republican Representative John] Doolittle, who's retiring from Congress at the end of this year, before going to work for Abramoff." -By Erica Werner with contributions by Matt Apuzzo -AP via -Courier-Journal.com

20080131

Jack Abramoff - John A Boehner - John T Doolittle - Legal - Politics - Ohio - California - Georgia - Utah - Colorado - Indiana - California - Texas - "Fellow Republicans Help Doolittle Pay Legal Bills Stemming From Abramoff Ties." ... "A House Republican under Justice Department investigation because of ties to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff has garnered help with his legal bills from a handful of colleagues, including [Ohio Republican Representative] Minority Leader John A. Boehner." ... "[California Republican Representative] Rep. John T. Doolittle, R-Calif., reported in a filing made available Thursday that his legal expense fund had received $5,000 from Boehner’s leadership PAC. The money was part of $36,500 kicked in by GOP colleagues to Doolittle’s legal defense between June 27, when he opened the fund, and year’s end." ... "Other Republican lawmakers who contributed money from their campaign funds or leadership committees included [Republican Senator] Sens. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, [Republican Senator] Orrin G. Hatch of Utah and [Republican Senator] Wayne Allard of Colorado, and Reps. [Republican Representative] Dan Burton of Indiana, [Republican Representative] Wally Herger of California, [Republican Representative] Jack Kingston of Georgia, [Republican Representative] Sam Johnson of Texas, and [California Republican Representative] Howard P. “Buck” McKeon and [Republican Representative] Dana Rohrabacher of California." -By Kathleen Hunter -CQPolitics.com

20080110

John Doolittle - Jack Abramoff - Brent Wilkes - Randy Cunningham - Military - Government - Money - Politics - San Diego - California - "Lawmaker Tied to Abramoff to Retire." ... "[Republican] Representative John Doolittle of California, once a rising star in the Republican Party but more recently under investigation in a scandal involving the disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, announced his retirement from Congress on Thursday, declaring that it was time for a new chapter in his life." ... "He stepped down last April from the powerful Appropriations Committee after he was linked to three inquiries involving accusations that panel members accepted bribes or campaign contributions in exchange for earmarking federal money to certain projects." ... "Mr. Doolittle has also been under scrutiny for the role that Mrs. Doolittle has played as a fund-raiser for her husband. Under the arrangement, the Doolittles kept some of the contributions given to his campaign committees, blurring the distinction between personal and campaign contributions." ... "Finally, Mr. Doolittle is under investigation for his ties to Brent Wilkes, a San Diego [California] military contractor who was convicted in November of 13 felonies related to the bribery of former Representative Randy Cunningham, another California Republican." -By David Stout -NYTimes

20080109

John Doolittle - Jack Abramoff - Calif - Lawmaker - Investigated - Va - 2008 Election - "GOP officials urging embattled Calif. Rep. Doolittle not to seek reele[ction]." ... "As speculation mounts about his future, [California Republican Representative] Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.) is being urged by friends and colleagues not to seek reelection [2008 Election]." ... "Republican operatives fear that if Doolittle does not retire at the end of this Congress and survives what would be a bruising GOP [Grand Old Party=Republican] primary, they will lose the nine-term lawmaker’s seat. Doolittle is under an ethics cloud, having had his Virginia house investigated by the FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation] last year. Several prominent Republicans are seeking to defeat him in the primary." ... "The FBI raided his Oakton, Va. [Virginia], home in an attempt to gain information about Sierra Dominion, a fundraising company operated by his wife, Julie, that received payments from Jack Abramoff." -By Jackie Kucinich with contributions by Susan Crabtree and Aaron Blake -TheHill.com

20070907

Craig - Vitter - Stevens - DeLay - Ney - Cunningham - Sherwood - Renzi - Doolittle - Jefferson - Politicians - Lawmakers - Homosexual - Idaho - Louisiana - Alaska - Texas - Ohio - California - Pennsylvania - Arizona - 2008 Election - "House G.O.P.'s History Could Repeat in Senate." ... "The embarrassing [Idaho Republican Senator] Larry Craig episode combined sex and the justice system – always a potent political mix and one reason the Republican leadership moved so swiftly to jettison Mr. Craig." ... "Already, Mr. Craig is the star of a Web video from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee featuring a lineup of recent Republican scandals being shown to the tune of the “Bad Boys” theme song from the television show “Cops.” It seeks to ridicule Republican claims to hold the moral high ground." ... "Mr. Craig’s guilty plea to a sexually related disorderly conduct charge only served to remind people about Mr. [Louisiana Republican Senator] Vitter’s [alleged prostitution] case – and prompt accusations of a double standard since Republicans took no action against the Louisiana lawmaker for his heterosexual incident compared to Mr. Craig’s homosexual one." ... "Republicans can point to the indictment of Louisiana Democrat[ic Representative] William Jefferson, but Democrats can counter with the names of Senators Craig, Vitter and [Alaska Republican Senator Ted] Stevens not to mention those of former Representatives [Texas Republican] Tom DeLay, [Ohio Republican] Bob Ney, [California Republican] Duke Cunningham and [Pennsylvania Republican] Don Sherwood." ... "Representative Rick Renzi of Arizona, another Republican under investigation, has already announced he will not seek re-election [in 2008] and top aides to [Republican] Representative John Doolittle of California, a former member of the Republican leadership, were called before a grand jury this week." -By Carl Hulse -NYTimes

20070719

John Doolittle - Jack Abramoff - Tom DeLay - US - Northern Mariana Islands - Calif - Money - Politics - "Marianas governor and Doolittle ally says cooperating in probe." ... "The governor of the Northern Mariana Islands said Thursday he's cooperating with the Justice Department's corruption investigation around jailed GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff, which is focused in part on GOP [California Republican Representative] Rep. John Doolittle of Rocklin, Calif." ... "The tiny U.S. commonwealth also is still trying to get back some of the millions it paid Abramoff's firms over the years, said [Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor] Gov. Benigno R. Fitial, a one-time Abramoff ally who counted Doolittle among his congressional supporters." ... ""When I have a friend that friend always remains a friend," said Fitial, who became House speaker of the Marianas in 2000 after intervention from two former aides to former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. After becoming speaker Fitial pushed for Abramoff's contract to continue." -By Erica Werner -NCTimes.com

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20070419

Doolittle - Abramoff - Family - Money - Government - Lawmaker - Politics - Virginia - Calif - "FBI Raids Business of Congressman's Wife." ... "The FBI on Friday raided the Northern Virginia home consulting business owned by the wife of [California Republican Representative] Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-Calif.), whose ties to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff have been under investigation for two years, sources familiar with the matter said." ... "Doolittle's wife, Julie, operates Sierra Dominion Financial Services Inc. out of the couple's home in Oakton [Virginia]. Since 2005, a Justice Department task force has been looking into payments made by Abramoff and other lobbyists to Doolittle's wife and the spouses of other lawmakers." -By James V. Grimaldi and Susan Schmidt -WashingtonPost

20070418

US - Korea - John Doolittle - Brent Wilkes - Abramoff - Buckham - DeLay - Politician - Lawmaker - Government - Military - Money - Sports - Virginia - Calif - Texas - "FBI searches Republican lawmaker’s home." ... "The FBI searched the Virginia home of [California Republican Representative] Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.) last Friday in its investigation into ties between the congressman and his wife, Julie, and disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to law enforcement and other Congressional and K Street sources." ... "Doolittle used Abramoff’s luxury sports box for a fundraiser without initially reporting it to the Federal Election Commission." ... "Doolittle also has been under fire for paying his wife’s company, Sierra Dominion Financial Solutions, a 15 percent commission on all contributions that the company raised for Doolittle’s campaign committee and leadership PAC. Her only other clients were Abramoff’s former firm, Greenberg Traurig; Abramoff’s former restaurant Signatures; and the Korea-U.S. Exchange Council, which Ed Buckham, a former chief of staff to ex-Majority Leader [Texas Republican Representative] Tom DeLay (R-Texas), created." ... "Doolittle also received contributions from indicted defense contractor Brent Wilkes and his associates, and investigators are probing whether those contributions are linked to any official action Doolittle took to help Wilkes’ company obtain millions of dollars in government earmarks." -By Mike Soraghan and Susan Crabtree -TheHill.com

20061014

Ney - Abramoff - Doolittle - Volz - Money - Politics - Ohio - Montana - California - "Ney Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges: Lawmaker's Conviction Is 8th in Abramoff Probe." ... "[Ohio Republican Bob] Ney is the eighth person convicted in the continuing federal investigation into Abramoff's activities. A federal task force that includes a dozen Justice Department prosecutors is investigating Abramoff's dealings with other congressional offices, including those of Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont. [Republican-Montana]) and Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-Calif. [Republican-California]), according to lawyers and witnesses involved in the probe." ... "The Ohio Republican had been a target of the investigation for a year and came under increasing pressure -- first in January with Abramoff's guilty plea and agreement to cooperate in the investigation, then with the guilty plea in May of his former aide Neil G. Volz, who admitted conspiring to corruptly influence the congressman and others. Ney admitted encouraging Volz to violate the one-year ban on lobbying by former staffers." ... "Earlier this year, Ney's committee passed ethics legislation to strip convicted lawmakers of their pensions, but the bill died in the House." -By Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi with contributions by Alice Crites -WashingtonPost

20061013

Abramoff - Doolittle - Family - Business - E-Mail - California - Military - "E-mail adds fuel to the fire: It suggests Doolittle wanted wife to work for Abramoff in 2000." ... "A day after a hot campaign debate in which [California Republican] Rep. John Doolittle said there was nothing unethical in his relationship with Jack Abramoff, a new e-mail surfaced Thursday indicating he was hoping his wife could go to work for the disgraced lobbyist as early as 2000." ... "The e-mail released Thursday was written by Kevin Ring, an Abramoff associate and former Doolittle staffer, to his boss. In it, Ring relates that Doolittle is "very very excited and appreciative" about the possibility of his wife, Julie, going to work for an Abramoff nonprofit group called Toward Tradition." ... ""JTD knows of the group and would like to talk to you about it," the e-mail says." ... "The e-mail suggests Doolittle was trying to get a job for his wife two years before she ultimately took a position working for Abramoff at his law firm, Greenberg Traurig." ... "[Democrat Charlie] Brown, a retired Air Force officer, is seeking to unseat Doolittle, who is running for a ninth term representing the 4th Congressional District. Republicans outnumber Democrats in the district 48 percent to 30 percent." -By David Whitney -SacBee.com

20061012

Abramoff - Doolittle - Family - Politics - California - Virginia - "Abramoff e-mail indicates more ties with Doolittle." ... "[California Republican] Rep. John Doolittle wanted to talk to lobbyist Jack Abramoff in 2000 about a position for his wife Julie Doolittle at a nonprofit now accused of doing favors for Abramoff in exchange for cash, according to an e-mail released Thursday." ... "Doolittle has denied any wrongdoing in his ties with Abramoff and has said he's not been contacted by prosecutors in connection with the ongoing investigation. Among other ties, Doolittle accepted campaign money from Abramoff, interceded on behalf of two of his tribal clients and used Abramoff's luxury sports box for a fundraiser without initially reporting it." ... "Julie Doolittle's company, Sierra Dominion Financial Solutions Inc. of Oakton, Va. [Virginia], was paid $66,690 by Abramoff's firm Greenberg Traurig from September 2002 to February 2004." -By Erica Werner -AP via -MercuryNews

20060108

DeLay - Doolittle - Pombo - Government - Money - Law - Enforcement - Texas - California - "A Donor Who Had Big Allies: DeLay and two others helped put the brakes on a federal probe of a businessman. Evidence was published in the Congressional Record." ... "In a case that echoes the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal, two Northern California Republican congressmen used their official positions to try to stop a federal investigation of a wealthy Texas businessman who provided them with political contributions." ... "Reps. John T. Doolittle [California Republican] and Richard W. Pombo [California Republican] joined forces with former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay [Republican] of Texas to oppose an investigation by federal banking regulators into the affairs of Houston millionaire Charles Hurwitz, documents recently obtained by The Times show. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was seeking $300 million from Hurwitz for his role in the collapse of a Texas savings and loan that cost taxpayers $1.6 billion." ... "The investigation was ultimately dropped." ... "The effort to help Hurwitz began in 1999 when DeLay wrote a letter to the chairman of the FDIC denouncing the investigation of Hurwitz as a "form of harassment and deceit on the part of government employees." When the FDIC persisted, Doolittle and Pombo — both considered proteges of DeLay — used their power as members of the House Resources Committee to subpoena the agency's confidential records on the case, including details of the evidence FDIC investigators had compiled on Hurwitz." ... "Then, in 2001, the two congressmen inserted many of the sensitive documents into the Congressional Record, making them public and accessible to Hurwitz's lawyers, a move that FDIC officials said damaged the government's ability to pursue the banker." ... "The FDIC's chief spokesman characterized what Doolittle and Pombo did as "a seamy abuse of the legislative process." But soon afterward, in 2002, the FDIC dropped its case against Hurwitz, who had owned a controlling interest in the United Savings Assn. of Texas. United Savings' failure was one of the worst of the S&L debacles in the 1980s." (1, 2, 3) -By Richard A. Serrano and Stephen Braun, with contributions by Ted Rohrlich -LAtimes

20051126

Ohio- Texas - Montana - California - Jack Abramoff - Tom DeLay - Political - Business - "Corruption probe swells in Congress, lawyers say." ... "Justice Department prosecutors investigating former lobbyist Jack Abramoff are beginning to move on evidence pointing to possible corruption in Congress and executive-branch agencies, lawyers involved in the case said." ... "Prosecutors have told one lawmaker, Rep. Robert Ney, R-Ohio, and his former chief of staff that they are preparing a possible bribery case against them, according to two sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity." ... "Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Texas Republican now facing separate campaign-finance charges in his home state, is one of the members under scrutiny, the sources said. Others include Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont. [Montana], Rep. John Doolittle, R-Calif. [California], and several other members of Congress involved with Indian affairs, one of Abramoff's key areas of interest." -By Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi -WashingtonPostvia -SeattleTimes.NWsource

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