Surprise, Surprise

This AP story confirms that the "lobbyist" under investigation related to the arrest of former Office of Federal Procurement Policy (and former lobbyist himself) David Safavian is indeed accused Indian-swindler Jack Abramoff:

...FBI agent Jeffrey A. Reising said in [an FBI] affidavit, a lobbyist -- identified separately as Abramoff -- had enlisted Safavian's help in trying to gain control of 40 acres of land at the Federal Research Center at White Oak in Silver Spring, Md., for a private high school that Abramoff helped establish and supported.

For his part, Safavian edited a letter the lobbyist was preparing to send to GSA, and arranged and attended a meeting involving a GSA official, the lobbyist's wife and others to discuss leasing the property, the affidavit said.

Abramoff told his wife to use her maiden name at the meeting because Safavian sought to play down Abramoff's involvement, the affidavit said, citing an e-mail from Abramoff.

Safavian was given clearance to go on the August 2002 golf trip after telling GSA's ethics officer that the lobbyist ''has no business before GSA,'' the affidavit said.

Comments

[Posted on: Sep 20, 2005 at 11:17 PM]

Indian-swindler is offensive and not good English. Were you trying to be funny? Because it is borish.

[Posted on: Sep 19, 2005 at 10:34 PM]

Hey man, hot shit on getting this on the blog tonight....

[Posted on: Sep 19, 2005 at 10:28 PM]

his wife works for Tom Davis of FEMA-roids fame.... hmmmmm