De onder andere pro-Israel lobbyist Jack Abramoff zorgde ook goed voor zichzelf. De Los Angeles Times bericht: 'Abramoff's Charity Began at Home. The lobbyist admits he used nonprofits to evade taxes, pad his pockets and bribe officials. Washington - In his own way, disgraced super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff engaged in many charitable endeavors over the course of his decade-long career as a Washington insider. There was the time he laundered money through a religious group's accounts to try to bribe a congressional aide. He diverted funds from a youth athletic foundation to bankroll a golf junket for a congressman and to bolster the bank account of his Washington restaurant. He used two other nonprofits to line his own pockets with millions of dollars defrauded from clients. Charities are supposed to advance the public interest, which is why they aren't taxed. But Abramoff, by his own admission, used them to evade taxes, enrich himself and bribe public officials, according to a plea agreement he signed with federal prosecutors in January. "One of the most disturbing elements of this whole sordid story is the blatant misuse of charities in a scheme to peddle political influence," said Mark Everson, the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.' Lees verder:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-charities11feb11,0,2858694,full.story En:
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021106A.shtml
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