Abramoff scandal in U.S. history, political corruption scandal resulting from criminal conduct on the part of lobbyist Jack Abramoff (1959-) and his associates. Abramoff was a Republican activist while attending Brandeis Univ. and, through his leadership role in the National College Republicans, became friendly with such future conservative activists as Grover Norquist and Ralph Reed. Abramoff became a successful and powerful lobbyist after Republicans won control of Congress in 1994, widening his circle of powerful conservative Republican associates to include Tom DeLay and others, building a well-connected client base, and spending freely.

Although Abramoff and some of clients ...

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