Abramoff as Ethics Guru Latest Chapter in Political Second Acts
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Mandatory ethics training this year for the 138 members of the Kentucky legislature features a lecture by Jack Abramoff, a convicted felon at the center of Washington’s biggest lobbying corruption scandal.
Seasoned by a December appearance at Harvard Law School and about 200 interviews on radio and television including “60 Minutes” and “The Colbert Report,” Abramoff will be paid $5,000 plus travel expenses for an hour of his thoughts tomorrow in Frankfort, Kentucky. His fees largely go toward $44 million in restitution to the Indian tribes and others he pleaded guilty to defrauding, he says.