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Message was posted: 10:24 Jul 13th, 2006

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Gambling news from http://www.statesman.com/ Conspiracy, fraud and racketeering The lawsuit says the anti-gambling lobbyists broke the law by: •Failing to register in Texas as lobbyists •Not disclosing that their money came from a Louisiana tribe •Getting the Alabama-Coush- attas to pay $50,000 for a congressional fact-finding mission and then using the cash for a golf trip The players: Jack Abramoff, former super-lobbyist who has pleaded guilty to conspiring to corrupt public officials and to steal millions from Indian tribal clients Michael Scanlon, a former Tom DeLay aide who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy Ralph Reed, candidate for lieutenant governor in Georgia, former Christian Coalition boss Neil Volz, former aide to U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio Jon Van Horne, Abramoff's former colleague at his law and lobbying firm, Greenberg Traurig Tribal involvement The lawsuit alleges: •Working for a Louisiana tribe, the lobbyists tried to scuttle gaming in Texas for tribes such as the Alabama-Coushattas and the Tiguas. •After working against the Tiguas, Abramoff's group began working for the tribe in Washington, trying to change federal law to help them. •The team unsuccesfully tried to get the Alabama-Coushattas as clients as well but successfully solicited donations from tribe.