John Ashcroft's Ties To Jack Abramoff, Guam, And The CNMI

[rainbow4321]

Lots more at link.

http://www.firedupamerica.com/abramoff_ashcroft

Ashcroft's Former Legislative Director Went To Work As A Lobbyist For Abramoff:
In August of 1997, John Mashburn left his position as Legislative Director for Senator John Ashcroft and signed on to lobby for Preston Gates, where Jack Abramoff was the Government Affairs Counselor. As soon as he was legally permitted to do so, Mashburn appeared on the lobbyist registrations for some of Abramoff's biggest clients; Future of Puerto Rico, Inc., Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
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Key Ashcroft Staffer Takes Trip Paid For By Abramoff Client:
In December 1997, Abramoff's client, the government of the CNMI paid for a trip for several GOP aides to visit the Mariana Islands. Among those staffers was Lori Sharpe, a Legislative Assistant in Senator John Ashcroft's office.

Also making the same trip was Leo Giacometto, then-Chief of Staff to Senator Conrad Burns. In 2003, Giacometto would return to the Islands as part of a lobbying team headed by former Ashcroft Justice Department official Juan Carlos Benitez. The team headed by Benitez was awarded a $125,000 per month contract to lobby for the Guam Economic Development and Commerce Authority.
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Jack Oliver worked on Senator John Ashcroft's official staff, as well as his political arm, the Spirit of America PAC, before departing to become National Finance Director for then Governor George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign.

Oliver worked with Abramoff raising money for Bush's 2000 campaign, and again in 2004 when Oliver returned as National Finance Vice-Chairman for Bush-Cheney ’04 and Victory 2004. During the 2004 campaign, Abramoff raised sufficient funds to achieve the coveted status of Pioneer.

Between stints on Bush's campaigns, Oliver served as Deputy Chairman of the RNC, where he made news when, on behalf of the RNC, he accepted a $100,000 contribution from one of Abramoff's tribal clients, the Agua Caliente. Oliver currently serves as Finance Chair of Senator Jim Talent's re-election bid.

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http://www.firedupamerica.com/abramoff_puerto_rico_guam

[lovuian]

1. John Aschcroft must have scurried out of the FBI

with Comey knowing he was such a crook...

[rainbow4321]

2. Ashcroft was one of the first rats to jump ship....

Given all the info he had access to he may have seen the shit heading towards the fan before the other chimp cronies did. Hopefully the investigations will follow the regime members even if they have already jumped the sinking ship.

Also from OP link:

Even in 2000, there was a great deal of sensitivity regarding the ties between Ashcroft and Abramoff. During the 2000 campaign, the Carnahan campaign issued a press release criticizing Ashcroft for his ties to Abramoff, and calling particular attention to Abramoff's work for the CNMI and Abramoff's work for a pro-Apartheid group in South Africa.

Within hours of the time the Carnahan campaign issued the press release, the Ashcroft campaign had contacted Abramoff, and Abramoff had directed an attorney within his firm to call and threaten the Carnahan staffer whose name was on the release, unless the press release was rescinded immediately.