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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:18,132 --> 00:00:22,132 www.titlovi.com 2 00:00:25,132 --> 00:00:27,327 Original message from Abramoff, Jack Why you'll want to make a documentary? 3 00:00:27,368 --> 00:00:29,461 Nobody looks at documentaries. 4 00:00:29,503 --> 00:00:31,937 You should make an action film. 5 00:01:04,271 --> 00:01:08,708 CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY 6 00:01:26,727 --> 00:01:29,321 Shooting was heard in the streets of Fort Lauderdale ... 7 00:01:29,363 --> 00:01:33,094 ... In February 2001. When the shooting ces ... 8 00:01:33,134 --> 00:01:35,694 ... The Greek tycoon Gus Boulis business opossum dead ... 9 00:01:35,736 --> 00:01:39,137 ... In what appears to be murder of the mafia. 10 00:01:39,173 --> 00:01:41,266 The millionaire magnate is best known ... 11 00:01:41,308 --> 00:01:43,071 ... As the founder of the Miami Subs restaurant chain ... 12 00:01:43,110 --> 00:01:46,546 ... And now as the former owner of SunCruz casino ships. 13 00:01:46,580 --> 00:01:47,877 Dock the boat here but ... 14 00:01:47,915 --> 00:01:50,975 The wealthy businessman in southern Florida, 51 years ... 15 00:01:51,018 --> 00:01:53,452 ... Was killed by blood cold. 16 00:01:53,487 --> 00:01:55,819 When Gus Boulis was killed ... 17 00:01:55,856 --> 00:01:58,017 ... I think it's the right word ... 18 00:01:58,058 --> 00:01:59,992 ... I remember someone made a joke ... 19 00:02:00,027 --> 00:02:02,621 ... Not quite understand at that time was: 20 00:02:02,663 --> 00:02:05,689 "That will be really hard for Jack." 21 00:02:05,733 --> 00:02:08,463 Jack Abramoff wears many hats ... 22 00:02:08,502 --> 00:02:12,438 ... A baseball cap to go today to the federal building in Miami King ... 23 00:02:12,473 --> 00:02:16,102 ... A fedora hat too large in Washington a few months ago ... 24 00:02:16,143 --> 00:02:20,204 ... And now this fudge is about to get in trouble ... 25 00:02:20,247 --> 00:02:23,546 ... From this afternoon in federal court in Miami. 26 00:02:23,584 --> 00:02:26,917 He has pleaded guilty in a multimillion scam here ... 27 00:02:26,954 --> 00:02:30,754 ... With the purchase of the SunCruz casino ship in Fort Lauderdale. 28 00:02:30,791 --> 00:02:32,622 I was not particularly interested ... 29 00:02:32,660 --> 00:02:33,854 ... To write about it at that point. 30 00:02:33,894 --> 00:02:36,124 SunCruz was asked about ... 31 00:02:36,163 --> 00:02:39,655 ... And ah's when I really got nervous. 32 00:02:39,700 --> 00:02:41,725 Abramoff and his partner, Adam Kidan ... 33 00:02:41,769 --> 00:02:44,704 ... Have confessed to having swindled more than $ 40 million ... 34 00:02:44,738 --> 00:02:46,399 ... With that business to the lenders. 35 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,273 It became obvious immediately that it would be a much bigger issue ... 36 00:02:49,310 --> 00:02:52,507 ... Because he was too well known figure on Capitol Hill ... 37 00:02:52,546 --> 00:02:54,070 ... Truly an outstanding lobbyist ... 38 00:02:54,114 --> 00:02:58,448 ... Very extensive connections in both the Republican Party itself ... 39 00:02:58,485 --> 00:03:00,385 ... As the Republican Congress. 40 00:03:00,421 --> 00:03:03,356 The government says Abramoff has admitted bribing ... 41 00:03:03,390 --> 00:03:05,483 ... 20 members of Congress. 42 00:03:05,526 --> 00:03:08,427 Its activities were much more all legal lobbying. 43 00:03:08,462 --> 00:03:10,430 Was the number one lobbyist in Washington ... 44 00:03:10,464 --> 00:03:14,230 ... Pruning contact the most influential members of Congress. 45 00:03:14,268 --> 00:03:18,967 It's amazing How many members of Congress wanted to work with Jack. 46 00:03:19,006 --> 00:03:21,236 Mr. President, if you say you have no fear ... ningn 47 00:03:21,275 --> 00:03:22,333 When the story is reported ... 48 00:03:22,376 --> 00:03:25,504 ... President Bush tried to distance openly put Jack Abramoff. 49 00:03:25,546 --> 00:03:28,515 Frankly, I do not even remember having taken a picture with the guy. 50 00:03:28,549 --> 00:03:31,143 Suddenly, nobody remembered Jack Abramoff. 51 00:03:31,185 --> 00:03:33,380 - I do not know. - Of course, Bush knows it. 52 00:03:33,420 --> 00:03:34,944 Absolutely. 53 00:03:37,725 --> 00:03:42,560 It's amazing how much managed to Abramoff and his people closer ... 54 00:03:42,596 --> 00:03:44,860 ... On the levers of power in Washington. 55 00:03:44,898 --> 00:03:50,495 Tenamos no idea that this would lead to the resignation of Tom DeLay ... 56 00:03:50,537 --> 00:03:52,698 ... To Bob Ney's conviction ... 57 00:03:52,740 --> 00:03:55,732 ... Tony Rudy, Neil Volz. 58 00:03:55,776 --> 00:03:58,108 There were so many people who fell on this network ... 59 00:03:58,145 --> 00:04:00,943 Ralph Reed, John Doolittle ... 60 00:04:00,981 --> 00:04:03,779 ... Karl Rove, Dick Armey ... 61 00:04:03,817 --> 00:04:06,752 ... Conrad Burns, Don Young ... 62 00:04:06,787 --> 00:04:08,448 ... Grover Norquist. 63 00:04:08,489 --> 00:04:10,650 It was all about money. 64 00:04:10,691 --> 00:04:12,215 It is the U.S. sales. 65 00:04:12,259 --> 00:04:14,284 The man who bought WASHINGTON 66 00:04:14,328 --> 00:04:16,387 Who was this man, Jack Abramoff ... 67 00:04:16,430 --> 00:04:18,762 ... It had bought in Washington? 68 00:04:18,799 --> 00:04:20,630 Of where I left? 69 00:04:20,668 --> 00:04:22,898 What were you looking for? 70 00:04:22,936 --> 00:04:26,428 Was to influence, power or just money? 71 00:04:27,975 --> 00:04:30,705 What was it that was bought and qu was what was sold? 72 00:04:33,814 --> 00:04:37,147 There is more than blood, bones and the strength of this democracy ... 73 00:04:37,184 --> 00:04:40,017 ... That great men gave him the human race, that's all. 74 00:04:40,054 --> 00:04:42,750 It has always been as ... 75 00:04:42,790 --> 00:04:44,724 ... Or something has changed? 76 00:04:46,393 --> 00:04:48,418 We once more innocent ... 77 00:04:48,462 --> 00:04:50,521 ... Or just naive? 78 00:04:55,870 --> 00:04:59,533 Abramoff is the story of a tale of personal corrupcin ... 79 00:04:59,573 --> 00:05:02,836 ... Or the story than what has become this democracy? 80 00:05:03,844 --> 00:05:05,675 UNITED STATES SENATE 81 00:05:08,583 --> 00:05:10,308 Das good. 82 00:05:10,951 --> 00:05:12,077 In February ... 83 00:05:12,119 --> 00:05:15,611 ... The Commission began to investigate allegations of misconduct ... 84 00:05:15,656 --> 00:05:20,753 ... Submitted by six tribes indgenas against his former lobbyist, Jack Abramoff ... 85 00:05:20,794 --> 00:05:23,285 ... And former adviser to politicians, Michael Scanlon. 86 00:05:23,330 --> 00:05:25,195 Since our first hearing ... 87 00:05:25,232 --> 00:05:28,133 ... The insatiable greed of the lords Abramoff and Scanlon ... 88 00:05:28,169 --> 00:05:29,363 ... Country to the forefront. 89 00:05:29,403 --> 00:05:32,133 Today's hearing is about something more than the contempt ... 90 00:05:32,173 --> 00:05:34,004 ... And even more than greed. 91 00:05:34,041 --> 00:05:36,771 It is simply and sadly a case of betrayal. 92 00:05:36,810 --> 00:05:38,641 Abramoff's case would be only ... 93 00:05:38,679 --> 00:05:41,910 ... John McCain accusing Abramoff had defrauded Indian tribes. 94 00:05:41,949 --> 00:05:43,807 l tena no idea then ... 95 00:05:43,851 --> 00:05:46,952 ... Of how much Republicans were to appear involved in that. 96 00:05:46,987 --> 00:05:49,979 It began as something pequeoy became something much bigger ... 97 00:05:50,024 --> 00:05:51,889 ... And it was difficult to re-close the lid. 98 00:05:54,995 --> 00:05:57,086 Melanie Sloan is a withdrawal tax ... 99 00:05:57,131 --> 00:06:01,067 ... Who now works for an independent watchdog of government. 100 00:06:01,101 --> 00:06:05,094 We begin by carefully reviewing all campaign contributions ... 101 00:06:05,139 --> 00:06:08,404 ... Watching all that Jack Abramoff money they spent Bean ... 102 00:06:08,442 --> 00:06:10,535 ... And quines were associated with Jack Abramoff. 103 00:06:10,578 --> 00:06:13,570 So it comes down to trace the money. 104 00:06:15,683 --> 00:06:16,980 What interest at Sloan ... 105 00:06:17,017 --> 00:06:19,884 ... Was something that audiences ignored McCain: 106 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,946 The huge sums of cash that went to the Indian tribes ... 107 00:06:22,990 --> 00:06:25,117 ... At the hands of Republican politicians ... 108 00:06:25,159 --> 00:06:27,491 ... And its funds and organizations benfica favorites. 109 00:06:30,030 --> 00:06:32,529 Jack aline with certain members of Congress that provides free access ... 110 00:06:32,567 --> 00:06:33,827 ... In exchange for cash. 111 00:06:33,968 --> 00:06:35,660 Take the money from the tribes ... 112 00:06:35,703 --> 00:06:39,104 ... You can take as much as ytmalo so quickly as you can. 113 00:06:39,139 --> 00:06:41,334 I make these politicians know that I will be ... 114 00:06:41,375 --> 00:06:44,037 ... The vehicle responsible for the delivery of this money. 115 00:06:44,078 --> 00:06:45,978 I represent the access to money ... 116 00:06:46,013 --> 00:06:47,913 ... T represents access to power. 117 00:06:47,948 --> 00:06:49,609 It is a perfect circle. 118 00:06:50,150 --> 00:06:53,547 To make a perfect circle, all you need is cash. 119 00:06:53,687 --> 00:06:56,579 Like most of the lobbyists, Jack Abramoff understanding ... 120 00:06:56,623 --> 00:06:59,615 ... The main weakness of American politicians. 121 00:06:59,660 --> 00:07:01,758 To stay in power, ready estn traffic ... 122 00:07:01,795 --> 00:07:04,387 ... Free access and influence in exchange for money. 123 00:07:04,432 --> 00:07:06,993 Jack thought that was a good thing. 124 00:07:07,034 --> 00:07:11,198 The sale of the politicians was the free market in action. 125 00:07:13,374 --> 00:07:15,706 IF I WERE RICH 126 00:07:17,745 --> 00:07:21,110 Jack Abramoff was born in Atlantic City in 1959. 127 00:07:22,349 --> 00:07:24,647 His father tried his luck in the casino business ... 128 00:07:24,785 --> 00:07:28,182 ... And then he moved to Beverly Hills when Abramoff was 10 years. 129 00:07:28,222 --> 00:07:30,822 Surrounded by the children of the film industry ... 130 00:07:30,858 --> 00:07:33,850 ... Jack was fanatic in high school movies Beverly Hills ... 131 00:07:33,894 --> 00:07:36,988 ... Where he also became active in student politics. 132 00:07:37,031 --> 00:07:38,430 A tough competitor ... 133 00:07:38,465 --> 00:07:41,832 Jack was a champion ... selected in the American football team ... 134 00:07:41,869 --> 00:07:44,394 ... And a weightlifting champion. 135 00:07:44,438 --> 00:07:47,271 Pruning up about 232 kilos. 136 00:07:48,742 --> 00:07:52,974 As a teenager, he rebelled against the secular habits of their parents. 137 00:07:53,013 --> 00:07:56,312 Mixing a spiritual yearning with a cinematic imagination ... 138 00:07:56,350 --> 00:07:59,319 ... Decided to become Orthodox judo ... 139 00:07:59,353 --> 00:08:01,685 ... After seeing "Fiddler on the Roof." 140 00:08:08,796 --> 00:08:12,789 The judasmo is a conservative and traditionalist religion. 141 00:08:15,469 --> 00:08:18,029 Therefore, the judasmo and eternal values ... 142 00:08:18,072 --> 00:08:22,441 ... Have little in common with modern American liberalism. 143 00:08:22,476 --> 00:08:25,309 Jack found a way to link the religion with politics ... 144 00:08:25,346 --> 00:08:27,874 ... To become an orthodox conservative. 145 00:08:27,915 --> 00:08:30,347 In business, in politics and national defense ... 146 00:08:30,384 --> 00:08:32,352 ... Believe that the law of the jungle was what should prevail ... 147 00:08:32,386 --> 00:08:33,546 PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE REPUBLICANS 148 00:08:33,587 --> 00:08:36,283 ... And convey those beliefs to the College Republicans. 149 00:08:36,323 --> 00:08:38,484 If you look around in Washington, DC today ... 150 00:08:38,525 --> 00:08:41,026 ... And come to the College Republicans 20 years ago ... 151 00:08:41,062 --> 00:08:42,553 ... When we were all active ... 152 00:08:42,597 --> 00:08:45,829 ... Grover Norquist, Ralph Reed and Karl Rove before us ... 153 00:08:45,866 --> 00:08:48,460 ... If you look at quines control this area ... 154 00:08:48,502 --> 00:08:50,595 ... Who determines the politics to follow ... 155 00:08:50,637 --> 00:08:53,663 ... Who took the offices of Congress, the White House and the rest ... 156 00:08:53,707 --> 00:08:55,470 ... Vern who are former College Republicans. 157 00:08:56,477 --> 00:08:59,913 THE COLLEGE REPUBLICANS 158 00:09:00,914 --> 00:09:04,509 You can not make someone 35 years taught him the Republican Party ... 159 00:09:04,551 --> 00:09:07,045 ... How to reach youth. You can not trust that. 160 00:09:07,087 --> 00:09:09,248 The young are the ones who must come to the demsjvenes ... 161 00:09:09,290 --> 00:09:10,689 ... And that is what we do. 162 00:09:10,724 --> 00:09:12,316 First of all, voter registration ... 163 00:09:12,359 --> 00:09:15,760 ... Is probably the most important function we are doing. 164 00:09:15,796 --> 00:09:19,732 This is a generation that came to the university in 70 years ... 165 00:09:19,767 --> 00:09:23,294 ... Rebelndose against the 60, against their distinctive character. 166 00:09:23,337 --> 00:09:25,669 We hope that Mr. Nixon ... 167 00:09:25,706 --> 00:09:30,006 In the past, we saw it at least ... 168 00:09:30,044 --> 00:09:32,604 ... Most recent government anti-communist. 169 00:09:32,646 --> 00:09:34,011 I was a Young American for Freedom. 170 00:09:34,048 --> 00:09:35,081 CZECHOSLOVAKIA RELEASE 171 00:09:35,082 --> 00:09:39,476 Trabajbamos always in coordination with the College Republicans ... 172 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:41,600 ... But they were not conservative enough ... 173 00:09:41,678 --> 00:09:43,616 ... For us in ideology ... 174 00:09:43,757 --> 00:09:45,952 ... Until it involves Jack Abramoff. Rightward shift in CAMPUS 175 00:09:45,993 --> 00:09:49,258 S then became ideological conservatives. 176 00:09:49,296 --> 00:09:51,127 And he wrote Abramoff? 177 00:09:51,165 --> 00:09:52,632 - As is. - Okay. 178 00:09:52,666 --> 00:09:54,793 Chairman of College Republicans. 179 00:09:54,835 --> 00:09:57,702 - National Committee. S. - Agreed. 180 00:09:57,738 --> 00:10:00,036 Abramoff is a bit older than me ... 181 00:10:00,074 --> 00:10:03,373 ... But I was a College Republican in the early 80's. 182 00:10:03,410 --> 00:10:05,435 And when the college Republicans ... 183 00:10:05,479 --> 00:10:08,915 ... Got that sharp right turn, was the same address where I was. 184 00:10:08,949 --> 00:10:11,474 Tenamos many of the same heroes ... I think Ronald Reagan ... 185 00:10:11,518 --> 00:10:13,315 ... The man was bigger than bean existed. 186 00:10:13,354 --> 00:10:15,620 In this present crisis ... 187 00:10:15,656 --> 00:10:19,017 ... The government is not the solution to our problem. 188 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,151 The government is the problem. 189 00:10:21,395 --> 00:10:24,887 The campaign of the Reagan '80s for young conservatives ... 190 00:10:24,932 --> 00:10:29,960 ... What the '72 McGovern been for the young bean left. 191 00:10:30,003 --> 00:10:32,733 Mike Waller was a soldier ... VACATION IN NICARAGUA, 1984 192 00:10:32,773 --> 00:10:35,241 ... In the growing army of college Republicans Ronald Reagan. 193 00:10:35,275 --> 00:10:38,201 When traveling to Nicaragua to support the Contras ... 194 00:10:38,245 --> 00:10:40,805 ... Waller is veaas it as part of Reagan's crusade ... 195 00:10:40,848 --> 00:10:42,882 ... To fight communism sovitico. 196 00:10:42,916 --> 00:10:45,077 Tenamos guys doing things at 800 universities ... 197 00:10:45,119 --> 00:10:47,852 ... And traveling all Tenan guest speakers. 198 00:10:47,888 --> 00:10:50,821 He made it very exciting to be a college student ... 199 00:10:50,858 --> 00:10:52,348 ... And be a Republican. Fundacin EE. UU. 200 00:10:52,393 --> 00:10:54,623 We are carrying through of these students ... 201 00:10:54,661 --> 00:10:56,652 ... Information other students in the universities ... 202 00:10:56,697 --> 00:10:58,788 ... To understand what is happening around them. 203 00:10:58,833 --> 00:11:00,530 The tena a great way to express ... 204 00:11:00,567 --> 00:11:04,059 ... Energy tena, tena is confidence, luca either camera. 205 00:11:04,104 --> 00:11:05,969 And what I think was an important ... more 206 00:11:06,006 --> 00:11:07,735 ... It was uplifting to others as pruning l do the same ... 207 00:11:07,775 --> 00:11:09,375 ... And Ralph Reed. 208 00:11:09,510 --> 00:11:12,440 A fanatic policy of the University of Georgia ... 209 00:11:12,479 --> 00:11:16,381 ... Ralph Reed was not interested in politics of compromise. 210 00:11:16,417 --> 00:11:19,079 "I fought guerrilla style," he said. 211 00:11:19,119 --> 00:11:21,451 "I painted the face and travel at night. 212 00:11:21,488 --> 00:11:24,980 Do not you realize that over until you put a bag of dead bodies. " 213 00:11:29,896 --> 00:11:32,397 At the headquarters of the College Republicans ... 214 00:11:32,433 --> 00:11:34,023 ... The favorite movie was "Patton." 215 00:11:34,067 --> 00:11:36,695 They loved that general rhetorical war. 216 00:11:36,737 --> 00:11:39,970 Impress your forzndoles field organizers to memorize ... 217 00:11:40,007 --> 00:11:42,701 ... The keynote speech of George C. Scott in the movie ... 218 00:11:42,743 --> 00:11:45,041 ... But substituting "Democrat" with "Nazis." 219 00:11:45,078 --> 00:11:47,740 - The Nazis ... - "The Democrat is the enemy." 220 00:11:47,781 --> 00:11:49,772 ... Are the enemy. 221 00:11:49,817 --> 00:11:52,149 - Atquenlos -. Atquenlos. " 222 00:11:52,186 --> 00:11:54,211 - Shed their blood. - "Spilled his blood." 223 00:11:54,254 --> 00:11:57,087 - Disprenles the stomach. - "Disprenles the stomach." 224 00:11:57,124 --> 00:11:59,854 And That is the kind of rhetorical wearing ... 225 00:12:00,093 --> 00:12:04,728 ... To excite and enlist all young volunteers. 226 00:12:08,535 --> 00:12:10,259 The membership skyrocketing. 227 00:12:10,304 --> 00:12:13,364 Salan in the news. They organized protests. 228 00:12:13,407 --> 00:12:15,136 Buenos das, my name is Ralph Reed ... 229 00:12:15,175 --> 00:12:17,842 ... I am the executive director of Students for EE. UU. 230 00:12:17,878 --> 00:12:20,369 They liked to be this kind of fake soldiers of fortune. 231 00:12:20,414 --> 00:12:22,780 S, was dressed in fatigues ... Think of Indiana Jones ... 232 00:12:22,816 --> 00:12:24,579 ... That's what these guys thought they were. 233 00:12:24,618 --> 00:12:27,644 As those who estn and have been in Nicaragua ... 234 00:12:27,688 --> 00:12:30,851 ... Since the Sandinista Communists took power in that country. 235 00:12:30,891 --> 00:12:33,086 They were very good at doing street theater ... 236 00:12:33,227 --> 00:12:35,994 ... And thus, for instance, burned effigies figures. 237 00:12:48,809 --> 00:12:50,436 FRIENDS OF SOLIDARITY 238 00:12:50,477 --> 00:12:52,775 Usually we build a Berlin Wall wrong. 239 00:12:52,813 --> 00:12:55,043 - Break down the wall. - And then every year ... 240 00:12:55,082 --> 00:12:57,744 ...sal�amos con miembros del Congreso portando mazos... 241 00:12:57,785 --> 00:13:01,186 ... And hacamos aicos the Berlin Wall. 242 00:13:04,024 --> 00:13:06,959 And everyone asked: "Who are these guys crazy?" 243 00:13:08,595 --> 00:13:11,162 They were conservative in the traditional meaning of the word. 244 00:13:11,198 --> 00:13:14,925 Were radical, they were revolutionary university. 245 00:13:14,968 --> 00:13:18,199 Overthrew the old order, and the old order was liberalism. 246 00:13:18,838 --> 00:13:22,868 Jack Abramoff was elected president of the College Republicans ... 247 00:13:22,910 --> 00:13:25,208 ... And his assistant was Grover Norquist. 248 00:13:25,245 --> 00:13:28,373 Grover Norquist is a graduate of Harvard with a master ... 249 00:13:28,415 --> 00:13:33,580 ... He sees the government as a necessary evil. 250 00:13:34,622 --> 00:13:37,916 The bean entenday studied the Russian revolution ... 251 00:13:37,958 --> 00:13:40,426 Sac ... and lessons from it. 252 00:13:40,461 --> 00:13:43,555 He veaas himself as a libertarian Leninist right. 253 00:13:43,597 --> 00:13:45,428 antisovitico l was obviously ... 254 00:13:45,466 --> 00:13:48,629 ... But wanted to adopt the methodology Leninist politics ... 255 00:13:48,669 --> 00:13:52,070 ... And using it to republican or libertarian causes. 256 00:13:52,206 --> 00:13:56,270 Grover Norquist, of course, see the world in black and white. 257 00:13:56,510 --> 00:13:58,870 There are good and bad. 258 00:13:58,912 --> 00:14:02,245 Pensbamos only then it was one of those people paranoid. 259 00:14:02,282 --> 00:14:04,614 He was fairly quiet, a born conspirator. 260 00:14:04,651 --> 00:14:07,279 Tena records of your friends. Tena dossiers on everyone. 261 00:14:07,321 --> 00:14:11,189 Grover was not very sociable, but Jack Abramoff s. 262 00:14:11,225 --> 00:14:12,453 l hello everyone ... 263 00:14:12,493 --> 00:14:17,260 ... Was that he could get donors to open their checkbooks. 264 00:14:17,297 --> 00:14:18,764 We accept money Democrat ... 265 00:14:18,799 --> 00:14:20,630 ... Republicans, Libertarians and independents. 266 00:14:20,667 --> 00:14:23,534 If you know someone who can help, please avsenme ... 267 00:14:23,570 --> 00:14:25,734 ... Because we certainly need all the help we can get. 268 00:14:25,773 --> 00:14:28,205 Who was going to give money to a youth campaign? 269 00:14:28,242 --> 00:14:31,769 And when you have someone who has created a great organization ... 270 00:14:31,812 --> 00:14:34,610 ... Est recruiting that many people into POLITICAL ... 271 00:14:34,748 --> 00:14:36,272 ... But can not raise money ... 272 00:14:36,416 --> 00:14:40,346 ... Then going to find out how to do it by all means necessary. 273 00:14:40,387 --> 00:14:43,879 The Foundation, as the American Opportunity Foundation ... 274 00:14:43,924 --> 00:14:46,085 ... Estn covered by Article 501 (c) (3) for foundations ... 275 00:14:46,126 --> 00:14:48,058 ... The code of the General Tax Directorate. 276 00:14:48,195 --> 00:14:50,556 Jack and his fellow College Republicans ... 277 00:14:50,597 --> 00:14:53,191 ... Occurred to them that may create a 501 (c) (3) ... 278 00:14:53,233 --> 00:14:54,825 ... A nonprofit organization ... 279 00:14:54,868 --> 00:14:57,496 ... And do the majority of your work as. And they did. 280 00:14:57,538 --> 00:15:00,234 They called the founding of the United Students of EE. States .... 281 00:15:00,274 --> 00:15:01,832 ... Or the United Foundation. UU. 282 00:15:01,975 --> 00:15:05,106 The United Foundation. UU. is an educational organization ... 283 00:15:05,345 --> 00:15:09,042 The organizations created under the laws of financing of campaigns ... 284 00:15:09,082 --> 00:15:12,677 ... Not to be politicians. And in fact s were politicians. 285 00:15:12,919 --> 00:15:16,211 Despite warnings from GOP lawyers ... 286 00:15:16,256 --> 00:15:19,651 ... Abramoff laundered the money through organizations POLITICAL benfica ... 287 00:15:19,693 --> 00:15:22,123 ... A tctica to redeploy years later. 288 00:15:22,162 --> 00:15:23,925 Also spent much more ... 289 00:15:23,964 --> 00:15:26,355 ... Of the proceeds from the College Republicans. 290 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:29,060 Angered supervisors to borrow to buy ... 291 00:15:29,102 --> 00:15:32,769 ... Thousands of copies of a thriller antisovitica. 292 00:15:32,819 --> 00:15:34,000 THE PUNZN 293 00:15:34,130 --> 00:15:36,569 They all loved to read books on espionage ... 294 00:15:36,610 --> 00:15:38,669 ... And the book that opened my eyes was "Punzn." 295 00:15:38,712 --> 00:15:42,648 It was then that we understand, for that stupid spy novel. 296 00:15:42,683 --> 00:15:44,617 Soviticos then pull the strings ... 297 00:15:44,651 --> 00:15:46,880 ... And manipulate our politics domestics ... 298 00:15:47,015 --> 00:15:49,245 ... Like our common foreign ... 299 00:15:49,289 --> 00:15:52,224 ... And how Hacan it was with a committee of experts. 300 00:15:52,259 --> 00:15:54,420 The right wing really believes ... 301 00:15:54,461 --> 00:15:58,090 ... That was how the soviticos as giving orders to the unwary here. 302 00:15:58,431 --> 00:15:59,860 I serv. 303 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:01,629 I peel them. 304 00:16:01,768 --> 00:16:03,431 And I'm about to get them ... 305 00:16:03,470 --> 00:16:06,200 ... The best podrn foothold they get in this country. 306 00:16:06,239 --> 00:16:10,972 And it was the kind of anti-communism in which they create a kind of ... 307 00:16:11,011 --> 00:16:14,640 Well, maybe the correct terms is "paranoid." 308 00:16:14,781 --> 00:16:15,941 Ladies and gentlemen ... 309 00:16:15,982 --> 00:16:19,145 ... The president of the National Committee of the College Republicans ... 310 00:16:19,186 --> 00:16:22,383 ... Jack Abramoff, with the purpose of addressing the convencin. 311 00:16:22,422 --> 00:16:24,083 Dmosle welcome Jack. 312 00:16:24,224 --> 00:16:28,923 The party wanted me to give a speech in support of youngsters ... 313 00:16:29,062 --> 00:16:31,126 Rejected ... and I write. 314 00:16:31,164 --> 00:16:34,556 When I reach the podium, they see the speech in the teleprompter. 315 00:16:34,601 --> 00:16:37,864 Republicans companions, I come before you today ... 316 00:16:37,904 --> 00:16:40,498 ... Representing American students ... 317 00:16:40,540 --> 00:16:43,202 ... The future of our Republican Party. 318 00:16:44,377 --> 00:16:47,278 And while I'm away from that speech ... 319 00:16:47,314 --> 00:16:50,477 ... And back to what I had written, which stored bean ... 320 00:16:50,517 --> 00:16:54,009 ... The kind of teleprompter was looking for what I was saying. 321 00:16:54,054 --> 00:16:56,716 As the teleprompter screens go up and down. 322 00:16:57,057 --> 00:17:00,222 The first experience politics of my generation ... 323 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:04,363 ... Was an EE. UU. embarrassed by the situation of the hostages ... 324 00:17:04,398 --> 00:17:07,499 ... With no future load growth ... 325 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,433 ... Or Democrat victories. 326 00:17:09,469 --> 00:17:12,199 Suddenly, I felt a tremor beneath my feet. 327 00:17:12,239 --> 00:17:15,231 They said they would bring down the floor and out of my ah. 328 00:17:15,275 --> 00:17:16,970 As I cling to the podium ... 329 00:17:17,010 --> 00:17:19,035 ... Agarrndome as hard as I can and giving my speech. 330 00:17:19,079 --> 00:17:21,070 And given today's students know ... 331 00:17:21,114 --> 00:17:23,878 ... That support for freedom fighters antisoviticos ... 332 00:17:23,917 --> 00:17:26,010 ... And the victory over Communism ... 333 00:17:26,052 --> 00:17:28,885 ... We guarantee the security of our nation. 334 00:17:28,922 --> 00:17:30,890 Thanks. 335 00:17:31,424 --> 00:17:33,415 The freedom fighter ... 336 00:17:33,460 --> 00:17:36,293 ... Was kind of exteriorizacin of who they were them. 337 00:17:36,329 --> 00:17:38,490 So these guys idealized. 338 00:17:38,531 --> 00:17:41,728 He talked about the freedom fighters of Nicaragua. 339 00:17:41,768 --> 00:17:44,635 They are the moral equivalent of our Founding Fathers ... 340 00:17:44,671 --> 00:17:47,834 ... And the brave men and women of the French Resistance. 341 00:17:47,874 --> 00:17:49,637 We can not turn away. 342 00:17:49,676 --> 00:17:52,167 I was in college. Haba beer, you know? 343 00:17:52,212 --> 00:17:55,807 I did not care about this, but ... 344 00:17:55,849 --> 00:17:58,181 They need to convey to the American audience ... 345 00:17:58,218 --> 00:18:01,381 ... This idea of yours about the freedom fighters. 346 00:18:01,421 --> 00:18:03,252 And not just about Jack Abramoff ... 347 00:18:03,290 --> 00:18:05,850 ... This is something that is in the new right of this period ... 348 00:18:05,892 --> 00:18:08,588 ... This kind of cult of freedom fighter. 349 00:18:08,628 --> 00:18:10,428 I have been active with Jack ... 350 00:18:10,463 --> 00:18:13,655 ... Battling communism around the world and stuff. 351 00:18:13,700 --> 00:18:16,933 A few of us, and Jack was part of that group ... 352 00:18:16,970 --> 00:18:19,200 ... We had the idea of ... 353 00:18:19,239 --> 00:18:21,833 ... The summit of freedom fighters. 354 00:18:22,842 --> 00:18:25,470 THE ROAR OF THE JUNGLE 355 00:18:26,379 --> 00:18:29,277 As they organized this huge public relations event ... 356 00:18:29,316 --> 00:18:31,241 ... With all the freedom fighters ... 357 00:18:31,285 --> 00:18:33,546 ... From different theaters of action antisovitica ... 358 00:18:33,586 --> 00:18:35,781 ... Were the muyahidn, of course cons ... 359 00:18:35,822 --> 00:18:39,121 ... All in Central America, and met in Angola ... 360 00:18:39,159 --> 00:18:41,127 Of all places, s? 361 00:18:41,161 --> 00:18:42,822 In this corner of Angola ... 362 00:18:42,862 --> 00:18:46,764 ... Bean released Savimbi of Angola's communist government. 363 00:19:00,146 --> 00:19:02,913 On the right new people really well Savimbi caa ... 364 00:19:02,949 --> 00:19:07,283 ... And one reason was because Savimbipareca embrace their ideology ... 365 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:11,586 ... All the topics about: the free market, anti-communist paranoia. 366 00:19:11,724 --> 00:19:14,218 Habrn thought: "This guy is one of us." 367 00:19:14,260 --> 00:19:17,127 Was democracy versus communism ... 368 00:19:17,163 --> 00:19:19,723 ... And that was why colaborbamos with some unsavory characters. 369 00:19:19,766 --> 00:19:24,396 Savimbi was a guy who was not exactly perfect. 370 00:19:24,737 --> 00:19:28,070 The party UNITA of Jonas Savimbi was funded by Sudfrica ... 371 00:19:28,107 --> 00:19:30,207 ... Who was then practicing racial segregation. 372 00:19:30,243 --> 00:19:32,871 We have the support of South Africa. UNITA Rebel leader 373 00:19:32,912 --> 00:19:35,642 Bean UNITA become famous for abducting thousands of children ... 374 00:19:35,682 --> 00:19:38,412 ... Agrcolas turn vast areas in minefields ... 375 00:19:38,451 --> 00:19:40,351 ... And kill their opponents politicians. 376 00:19:40,387 --> 00:19:42,378 To build a new image. 377 00:19:42,422 --> 00:19:44,754 We are a genuine freedom fighters. 378 00:19:44,791 --> 00:19:48,186 He was a brilliant military commander, but a freedom fighter? 379 00:19:48,328 --> 00:19:50,228 Not at all. The man was a butcher. 380 00:19:50,263 --> 00:19:52,296 U.S. President. States .... 381 00:19:52,533 --> 00:19:56,166 ... Must have something important and appropriate to say on this occasion. 382 00:19:56,203 --> 00:19:59,670 My task was to try to get a message from Ronald Reagan. 383 00:19:59,706 --> 00:20:02,903 He said: "Mr. President, est heard about this meeting? 384 00:20:02,943 --> 00:20:04,071 Have requested a letter from him. " 385 00:20:04,351 --> 00:20:07,320 He said, "No, Dana, there s nothing about it." 386 00:20:07,354 --> 00:20:11,347 He continued: "They asked for a letter, you have envirsela." 387 00:20:11,391 --> 00:20:15,327 "You have all the reason, Dana. And I'll take care of this now." 388 00:20:15,362 --> 00:20:18,923 "Sincerely, President Ronald Reagan." 389 00:20:23,670 --> 00:20:26,002 Signed democrticos principles ... 390 00:20:26,039 --> 00:20:28,337 ... And the leaders were given to guerrilla ... 391 00:20:28,375 --> 00:20:31,503 ... The Declaration of Independence of the United States ... 392 00:20:31,544 --> 00:20:34,206 ... And a tazn of George Washington. 393 00:20:34,247 --> 00:20:36,408 George Washington and his wife ... 394 00:20:36,449 --> 00:20:39,179 ... Used it in his home in Mount Vernon. 395 00:20:41,488 --> 00:20:44,150 Chancellor of Reagan was furious ... 396 00:20:44,190 --> 00:20:48,422 ... For these independent efforts of the leaders for guerrillas. 397 00:20:48,461 --> 00:20:50,986 Mr. President, there are other areas where you see ... 398 00:20:51,131 --> 00:20:54,523 ... That the organization can work with you SPECIFIC? 399 00:20:54,567 --> 00:20:57,035 We must be realistic. What can we do? 400 00:20:57,070 --> 00:20:58,662 Realism was disappointing. 401 00:20:58,905 --> 00:21:01,706 Billed as a festival of Woodstock antisovitico ... 402 00:21:01,741 --> 00:21:03,973 ... The documentary production of Jack Angola ... 403 00:21:04,010 --> 00:21:08,003 ... Pas is the budget and did not reach a large audience. 404 00:21:08,048 --> 00:21:10,209 As Jack decided to make ... 405 00:21:11,417 --> 00:21:14,050 ... An action film. Scorpion RED 406 00:21:14,387 --> 00:21:17,250 Jack us Sudfrica contacts in the racially segregated ... 407 00:21:17,290 --> 00:21:19,554 ... To launch your career as a film producer. 408 00:21:19,592 --> 00:21:21,389 Ests crazy? 409 00:21:21,528 --> 00:21:23,059 No. .. 410 00:21:24,498 --> 00:21:26,398 Only I was out of bullets. 411 00:21:30,403 --> 00:21:32,398 Vividly in the imagination of Jack ... 412 00:21:32,439 --> 00:21:34,532 ... Savimbi was transformed from a brutal dictator ... 413 00:21:34,574 --> 00:21:37,702 ... In a George ashington angoleo. 414 00:21:37,744 --> 00:21:40,269 We must get out of here. 415 00:21:45,752 --> 00:21:47,481 Let's give them a beating. 416 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:50,650 It's about espionage and counter ... 417 00:21:50,890 --> 00:21:53,523 ... A very abramoffiana vision of the world. 418 00:21:53,660 --> 00:21:56,356 And then, of course, is all kinds of destruction. 419 00:22:00,533 --> 00:22:02,367 At the height of the action ... 420 00:22:02,402 --> 00:22:06,165 Dolph Lundgren ... has to perform a test of strength. 421 00:22:06,206 --> 00:22:08,267 You must make a move for weight lifting. 422 00:22:08,308 --> 00:22:10,239 Jack lifted weights in high school. 423 00:22:10,276 --> 00:22:12,574 And Dolph Lundgren made a move to champions ... 424 00:22:12,612 --> 00:22:15,672 Weight lifting ... and save the situation. 425 00:22:15,715 --> 00:22:18,377 And the rebels swept the Communists out y. .. 426 00:22:18,418 --> 00:22:20,147 ... And hooray. Savimbi came to power. 427 00:22:22,989 --> 00:22:25,719 The action film Jack offered a fictitious victory ... 428 00:22:25,759 --> 00:22:27,192 ... To American conservatives. 429 00:22:27,327 --> 00:22:29,286 Preparbamos us to the real issue. 430 00:22:29,329 --> 00:22:32,264 - You did it. - Sure s. 431 00:22:36,703 --> 00:22:40,195 THE REPUBLICAN revolution 432 00:22:42,041 --> 00:22:43,331 In 1994 ... 433 00:22:43,376 --> 00:22:45,640 ... The Republican Party, led by Newt Gingrich ... 434 00:22:45,678 --> 00:22:48,943 ... Tom control of both chambers of Congress. 435 00:22:49,082 --> 00:22:50,279 This was ... 436 00:22:50,316 --> 00:22:52,480 ... The Republican conservative revolution. 437 00:22:52,619 --> 00:22:56,111 This is a truly historic night. 438 00:22:56,156 --> 00:22:57,953 I mean, this is ... 439 00:23:06,899 --> 00:23:08,962 I was an undergraduate ... 440 00:23:09,002 --> 00:23:12,096 ... And was a true believer in that whole Republican revolution. 441 00:23:12,738 --> 00:23:15,004 Neil Volz arrived in Washington accompanied ... 442 00:23:15,041 --> 00:23:17,510 ... One of the new Members of the Republican revolution ... 443 00:23:17,644 --> 00:23:19,239 ... Bob Ney of Ohio. 444 00:23:19,579 --> 00:23:21,144 The atmosphere was electrifying. 445 00:23:21,146 --> 00:23:23,740 Tenamos the whole nation in a public outcry ... 446 00:23:23,782 --> 00:23:26,250 ... Because his was probably one of the most exciting elections more ... 447 00:23:26,284 --> 00:23:28,878 ... In the last 40 years of Democrat control ... 448 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,753 ... Which I and others at the time ... 449 00:23:31,790 --> 00:23:33,155 ... Those that we were involved in politics, habamos says: 450 00:23:33,191 --> 00:23:35,659 "No change in our lives." And he did. 451 00:23:35,893 --> 00:23:38,924 The Haban Democrat controlled Congress for 40 years ... 452 00:23:38,963 --> 00:23:42,126 Bean ... and some level of corruption that is installed bean ah. 453 00:23:42,167 --> 00:23:43,691 So we unite against it. 454 00:23:43,735 --> 00:23:46,795 And it is quite ironic that, years later ... 455 00:23:46,838 --> 00:23:50,171 ... I was going to be the face of a similar type of corrupcin ... 456 00:23:50,208 --> 00:23:52,608 ... For a totally different group of people. 457 00:23:57,082 --> 00:24:00,108 When Newt Gingrich came to power, strong ties tena ... 458 00:24:00,151 --> 00:24:03,450 ... With two companions college Republicans Jack Abramoff: 459 00:24:03,488 --> 00:24:05,620 Grover Norquist and Ralph Reed. 460 00:24:07,759 --> 00:24:10,450 Many people feel afraid of you and there is a date ... 461 00:24:10,495 --> 00:24:11,962 I look scary? 462 00:24:11,996 --> 00:24:14,726 It does not seem scary. Seems to have only 18 years. 463 00:24:14,766 --> 00:24:17,200 Ralph Reed is a man who lives by taking chances ... 464 00:24:17,235 --> 00:24:20,966 ... And always has. Always has been testing the limits. 465 00:24:21,005 --> 00:24:23,371 He himself has said he was drinking heavily ... 466 00:24:23,408 --> 00:24:25,273 ... Smoking ... 467 00:24:25,310 --> 00:24:27,278 ... And then I found Jesus. 468 00:24:31,049 --> 00:24:33,281 Reed discovered that the wages of sin ... 469 00:24:33,318 --> 00:24:36,515 ... Not be approached as lucrative as the wages of God. 470 00:24:41,493 --> 00:24:43,825 In the years following his conversion ... 471 00:24:43,862 --> 00:24:45,762 ... The business of faith-based Reed ... 472 00:24:45,797 --> 00:24:48,129 ... Accumulated gains of more than $ 100 million ... 473 00:24:48,286 --> 00:24:51,687 ... Religious conservatives to deliver campaigns to politicians. 474 00:24:51,723 --> 00:24:55,592 We will be the most powerful force in politics American politics. 475 00:24:55,627 --> 00:24:57,892 The first is a grassroots strategy ... 476 00:24:57,929 --> 00:25:00,420 He began his career with the Christian Coalition ... 477 00:25:00,465 --> 00:25:02,956 ... Founded by televangelist Pat Robertson ... 478 00:25:03,201 --> 00:25:05,533 ... To campaign against sex outside of marriage ... 479 00:25:05,570 --> 00:25:07,400 ... Gambling and abortion. 480 00:25:08,973 --> 00:25:12,568 CHRISTIAN Coalition 481 00:25:12,610 --> 00:25:16,108 Under Ralph Reed, the Christian Coalition became a center POLITICAL neurlgico. 482 00:25:16,248 --> 00:25:17,780 Das good. 483 00:25:19,017 --> 00:25:21,281 Estn happy to be in Washington? 484 00:25:22,353 --> 00:25:25,645 For the Congress not to raise taxes vot ... 485 00:25:25,690 --> 00:25:27,625 Beans also Grover Norquist promoted ... 486 00:25:27,674 --> 00:25:29,656 ... To the top of the Republican leadership ... 487 00:25:29,694 --> 00:25:31,726 ... By becoming a radical opponent of taxes. 488 00:25:32,013 --> 00:25:33,746 I do not want to abolish the government ... 489 00:25:33,747 --> 00:25:36,247 ... I just want to reduce it to a size ... 490 00:25:36,284 --> 00:25:39,181 ... That could drag it to the bathroom and drown it in the tub. 491 00:25:39,220 --> 00:25:41,982 To boost its antigovernment ideology ... 492 00:25:42,023 --> 00:25:44,719 ... Norquist helped start the Street Project K. .. 493 00:25:44,759 --> 00:25:47,091 ... With the mission to force lobbyists to Washington ... 494 00:25:47,128 --> 00:25:49,255 ... To become agents to raise money for Republicans. 495 00:25:50,498 --> 00:25:53,331 As part of that campaign, the DC lobbying firms ... 496 00:25:53,368 --> 00:25:55,866 ... Were pressured to dismiss the Democrat ... 497 00:25:55,904 --> 00:25:57,735 ... And hire Republicans. 498 00:25:58,072 --> 00:25:59,562 It makes sense. 499 00:25:59,607 --> 00:26:02,337 You do not want to enrich and empower the opposition politics. 500 00:26:02,377 --> 00:26:05,039 Y s wants to enrich and empower ... 501 00:26:05,079 --> 00:26:07,047 ... And politicians allied capabilities. 502 00:26:07,116 --> 00:26:10,311 One of the leaders of the fight against taxes ... 503 00:26:10,351 --> 00:26:14,344 ... And the hidden taxes in the regulation, is Tom DeLay of Texas ... 504 00:26:14,589 --> 00:26:15,888 In Tom DeLay ... 505 00:26:15,923 --> 00:26:20,121 Norquist hall ... the man with the power politics to implement his vision. 506 00:26:20,161 --> 00:26:22,259 - Member. - Thank you, Grover. 507 00:26:22,497 --> 00:26:24,900 The government has become too large. 508 00:26:24,926 --> 00:26:26,484 At some point along the way ... 509 00:26:26,527 --> 00:26:28,595 ... The principle that the government works ... 510 00:26:28,630 --> 00:26:31,064 ... To serve the people was distorted. 511 00:26:31,699 --> 00:26:35,633 The solution of DeLay was handing over to market forces. 512 00:26:35,670 --> 00:26:36,864 Who would pay ... 513 00:26:36,904 --> 00:26:37,962 ... Pruning play. 514 00:26:38,006 --> 00:26:40,201 Tratbamos to establish ... 515 00:26:40,241 --> 00:26:42,175 ... The differences between the two parties. 516 00:26:42,210 --> 00:26:44,701 DeLay ration access to the House Republicans ... 517 00:26:44,746 --> 00:26:47,579 ... According to the size of contributions to politicians. 518 00:26:47,615 --> 00:26:49,446 Collect money for the party ... 519 00:26:49,484 --> 00:26:52,282 ... Pag them to its members according to what seems appropriate. 520 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,652 In each system there are people in charge of the money. 521 00:26:54,689 --> 00:26:58,022 Tom DeLay was the Republican and the new majority. 522 00:26:58,059 --> 00:26:59,822 The charge was the kind of money. 523 00:26:59,861 --> 00:27:02,853 I'll give you this velvet hammer ... 524 00:27:02,897 --> 00:27:04,762 Is pleased to be called "The Hammer." 525 00:27:04,799 --> 00:27:08,098 He was not the velvet hammer, was the steel hammer. 526 00:27:09,537 --> 00:27:13,203 The money was crucial to build a leadership structure ... 527 00:27:13,241 --> 00:27:16,639 ... And who contributed were rewarded. 528 00:27:20,415 --> 00:27:24,181 The lobbyists are the ones who need things from members of Congress ... 529 00:27:24,218 --> 00:27:26,846 ... And therefore is more likely that members of Congress ... 530 00:27:26,888 --> 00:27:29,220 ... Attend to ask lobbyists for campaign contributions ... 531 00:27:29,257 --> 00:27:32,820 ... As well as receive them by law. 532 00:27:33,595 --> 00:27:36,186 And the law says that there should be links between the two ... 533 00:27:36,230 --> 00:27:39,293 ... But in doing DeLay that this system of "pay to play" ... 534 00:27:39,334 --> 00:27:40,631 ... Appear much more acceptable ... 535 00:27:40,668 --> 00:27:42,815 ... Paving the way for someone ... 536 00:27:42,895 --> 00:27:45,162 ... As Abramoff arrived and was so successful. 537 00:27:45,606 --> 00:27:49,337 THE RETURN OF JACK 538 00:28:00,888 --> 00:28:04,286 Abramoff abandon the production of film to become a lobbyist. 539 00:28:04,425 --> 00:28:06,416 In the Washington Republican ... 540 00:28:06,461 --> 00:28:09,794 ... Jack was the right man at the right time. 541 00:28:09,931 --> 00:28:13,264 His credentials with the conservative movement ... 542 00:28:13,301 --> 00:28:16,998 ... Gave him access and entry to new leadership. 543 00:28:17,038 --> 00:28:22,408 E instantaneously saw what way may build a customer base. 544 00:28:22,443 --> 00:28:24,775 And then, in turn, that customer base ... 545 00:28:24,812 --> 00:28:27,337 ... Leadership may support politically ... 546 00:28:27,381 --> 00:28:29,008 ... Through campaign contributions. 547 00:28:29,150 --> 00:28:32,747 He became a kind of elationship simbitica. 548 00:28:32,787 --> 00:28:34,835 The relationship became even more important as ... 549 00:28:34,895 --> 00:28:37,291 ... The costs of the campaigns began to go through the roof. 550 00:28:38,393 --> 00:28:42,925 The cost of the campaigns went through the roof in the modern era ... 551 00:28:42,976 --> 00:28:44,789 ... During the last 35 years. 552 00:28:44,932 --> 00:28:46,432 It is an amazing increase. 553 00:28:46,482 --> 00:28:47,532 SENATE field cost 554 00:28:47,568 --> 00:28:50,132 The problem is the new technology of politics: 555 00:28:50,171 --> 00:28:51,900 Television commercials. 556 00:28:51,939 --> 00:28:55,700 Surveys and discussion groups to design television commercials ... 557 00:28:55,743 --> 00:28:57,540 ... Are simply too expensive. 558 00:28:57,578 --> 00:29:00,706 And ningn serious candidate or incumbent can say 559 00:29:00,748 --> 00:29:03,512 "No, I will not do that", or "That est beneath my dignity. 560 00:29:03,551 --> 00:29:06,315 I'm not going to get a commercial to 30 seconds. " 561 00:29:06,354 --> 00:29:07,378 Everyone does it. 562 00:29:07,421 --> 00:29:10,117 One of the dirty little secrets that exist in Washington today ... 563 00:29:10,157 --> 00:29:13,888 ... Is how much time they spend members of the Chamber and the Senate each week ... 564 00:29:13,928 --> 00:29:16,556 ... Not just in election season, but all the time ... 565 00:29:16,597 --> 00:29:19,498 ... Throughout the year, talking on the phone asking for money. 566 00:29:21,369 --> 00:29:23,464 The best-paid lobbyists help raise that money ... 567 00:29:23,704 --> 00:29:27,167 ... By which their customers expect a return on their investment. 568 00:29:27,608 --> 00:29:30,371 On one occasion, a prominent lobbyist ... 569 00:29:30,411 --> 00:29:33,469 ... Arrived in my office with his client, seeking an assignment of funds. 570 00:29:33,655 --> 00:29:38,681 An assignment of funds is an appropriation of cash ... 571 00:29:38,719 --> 00:29:43,213 ... Included in an appropriations act to channel money to his client. 572 00:29:43,257 --> 00:29:46,226 Not 30 minutes after having left my office ... 573 00:29:46,260 --> 00:29:47,989 ... Call my campaign office ... 574 00:29:48,029 --> 00:29:50,520 ... Offering them organize a fund for m. recaudacin 575 00:29:50,564 --> 00:29:52,862 This happens day after day in Washington. 576 00:29:52,900 --> 00:29:55,892 A m I think the finance of campaigns ... 577 00:29:56,036 --> 00:29:58,928 ... Is a system of legalized bribery. 578 00:30:03,611 --> 00:30:05,078 If you believe, as the HACA l ... 579 00:30:05,112 --> 00:30:09,606 ... That part of your job is to build a new elite Republican ... 580 00:30:09,650 --> 00:30:11,117 ... To control the city ... 581 00:30:11,152 --> 00:30:13,912 ... And yes, Jack was seen ... 582 00:30:13,955 --> 00:30:17,122 ... As a person who was going to be in that position ... 583 00:30:17,158 --> 00:30:19,319 ... That justifies you to do anything. 584 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:21,191 Ah is where you get in trouble ... 585 00:30:21,228 --> 00:30:23,890 ... Because I really think the laws do not apply here ... 586 00:30:23,931 --> 00:30:26,832 ... Because the goal is so important. 587 00:30:26,867 --> 00:30:30,166 Jack knew that to achieve your goal, tena to get a man ... 588 00:30:30,204 --> 00:30:32,069 ... Tom DeLay. 589 00:30:33,674 --> 00:30:36,507 Jack Abramoff was a committed conservative ... 590 00:30:36,544 --> 00:30:39,035 ... And was well known within the conservative movement. 591 00:30:39,180 --> 00:30:43,449 And I treated with L equally to dealings with any other lobbyist. 592 00:30:43,784 --> 00:30:46,347 Jack was not like any other lobbyist. 593 00:30:46,387 --> 00:30:49,379 Tena a very special relationship with Tom DeLay. 594 00:30:49,524 --> 00:30:52,957 I took a trip to Russia, Scotland, and the South Pacific. 595 00:30:53,094 --> 00:30:56,755 Ensure that customers flood of money for the founding of DeLay ... 596 00:30:56,797 --> 00:30:58,597 ... And employed his wife. 597 00:30:58,632 --> 00:31:02,224 And in exchange, DeLay Dej that Jack will be advertised as the same ... 598 00:31:02,269 --> 00:31:05,163 ... As the man one who had access to DeLay. 599 00:31:05,206 --> 00:31:07,436 The first time I met with Jack Abramoff ... 600 00:31:07,475 --> 00:31:10,308 ... Was in charge of discipline office of the majority in an event. 601 00:31:12,079 --> 00:31:14,240 Jack is unique. 602 00:31:14,281 --> 00:31:18,183 Jack Abramoff convenceraa a dog out of a butcher. 603 00:31:18,219 --> 00:31:21,882 L As is persuasive. He is the king of K Street As is the type. 604 00:31:21,922 --> 00:31:25,358 Arrive five minutes, sitting next to someone who is willing to spend ... 605 00:31:25,393 --> 00:31:29,056 ... Million dollars to lobby in Washington ... 606 00:31:29,096 --> 00:31:31,087 ... And last five minutes walk away. 607 00:31:31,132 --> 00:31:34,727 And the man or woman believes that Jack is talking with the President ... 608 00:31:34,769 --> 00:31:37,203 ... But probably are playing solitaire on your computer. 609 00:31:37,238 --> 00:31:41,038 And then returns and says: "Oh, sorry, but I give him two minutes more. 610 00:31:41,075 --> 00:31:44,067 And By the way, I need about $ 250,000 a month. " 611 00:31:44,111 --> 00:31:46,204 And after that goes. 612 00:31:46,447 --> 00:31:49,239 Is unique. Totally unique. 613 00:31:51,786 --> 00:31:53,777 Probably I met Jack Abramoff ... 614 00:31:53,821 --> 00:31:56,483 ... At some point along with the College Republicans ... 615 00:31:56,524 --> 00:31:58,804 ... But there will not recognized on the street ... 616 00:31:58,835 --> 00:32:01,084 Neil Volz ... until I presented it. 617 00:32:02,129 --> 00:32:04,521 "It's a good guy," said Neil. 618 00:32:04,565 --> 00:32:07,966 "A very powerful and is close to DeLay." 619 00:32:08,002 --> 00:32:10,493 Never before has an individual ... 620 00:32:10,638 --> 00:32:13,564 ... Which has held firm to our principles ... 621 00:32:13,707 --> 00:32:16,770 ... Has risen as high as Tom DeLay. 622 00:32:18,212 --> 00:32:20,908 Abramoff and DeLay share conservative principles ... 623 00:32:20,948 --> 00:32:23,280 ... Focusing on one simple goal: 624 00:32:23,317 --> 00:32:26,309 Exterminate the rules and government regulations. 625 00:32:28,589 --> 00:32:30,682 EL SANTO EXTERMINATOR 626 00:32:31,759 --> 00:32:34,091 You know, when I started in this ... 627 00:32:34,128 --> 00:32:36,160 ... I was in control of food business. 628 00:32:36,197 --> 00:32:38,431 Kill insects for a living. 629 00:32:38,466 --> 00:32:40,957 It was a great experience for what ended up doing. 630 00:32:41,001 --> 00:32:42,992 I was owner of a small business. 631 00:32:43,037 --> 00:32:45,870 Smallest no business to kill insects. 632 00:32:52,379 --> 00:32:55,771 When operating a small firm control of food near Houston, Texas ... 633 00:32:56,116 --> 00:33:00,412 ... DeLay was furious when the EPA forced him to stop using DDT. 634 00:33:00,554 --> 00:33:03,554 From that moment, was determined to kill ... 635 00:33:03,591 --> 00:33:06,285 ... Any government rule or regulacin I could find. 636 00:33:06,327 --> 00:33:09,519 Americans feel they have been bombarded ... 637 00:33:09,563 --> 00:33:13,465 - ... With silly regulations ... - My first nickname was "Desreg." 638 00:33:13,500 --> 00:33:15,491 I wanted to "deregulate" everything. 639 00:33:15,536 --> 00:33:18,562 I liked the free market. It was a free market fanatic. 640 00:33:18,606 --> 00:33:21,769 We are entering the silly little about regulations. 641 00:33:21,809 --> 00:33:24,471 The Clean Air Act is a perfect example of that. 642 00:33:25,579 --> 00:33:28,070 Well. We're cutting the paperwork burocrtico. 643 00:33:28,115 --> 00:33:30,743 I would like to eliminate the Ministry of Educacin ... 644 00:33:30,784 --> 00:33:32,675 ... The Ministry of Energy, HUD .. 645 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:34,447 ... The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. 646 00:33:34,688 --> 00:33:39,687 I'd like to seriously reduce the Environmental Protection Agency ... 647 00:33:39,727 --> 00:33:42,059 ... And other agencies such as OSHA. 648 00:33:42,096 --> 00:33:45,031 The National Endowment for the Arts ... we have to delete them all. 649 00:33:46,734 --> 00:33:50,861 DeLay was a "Desreg" full-time and off the job ... 650 00:33:50,905 --> 00:33:53,339 ... Addicted to parties, better known as "Hot Tub Tom" ... 651 00:33:53,374 --> 00:33:55,842 ... Be a man of 10 martinis a day. 652 00:33:55,876 --> 00:33:58,902 I was a fool egocntrico. Everything revolved around my career. 653 00:33:58,946 --> 00:34:02,905 Almost destroyed my family. Almost destroyed my marriage. 654 00:34:02,950 --> 00:34:05,350 Drink too much, I complain too much. 655 00:34:06,686 --> 00:34:11,146 In 1985, DeLay was reborn as he looked at James Dobson on TV. 656 00:34:11,890 --> 00:34:14,190 If EE. UU. will survive ... 657 00:34:14,228 --> 00:34:18,494 ... Be because husbands and fathers Founder, Focus on the Family ... 658 00:34:18,532 --> 00:34:22,525 ... Begin to make their families more high-level meeting its priorities ... 659 00:34:22,670 --> 00:34:25,503 ... And reserve some of their time, effort and energy ... 660 00:34:25,639 --> 00:34:28,069 ... To exercise leadership within their own homes. 661 00:34:28,109 --> 00:34:32,202 I embodied the failure of parents that Dr. Dobson is referrals. 662 00:34:32,246 --> 00:34:34,278 And I began to mourn. NEDA EST PAP? 663 00:34:34,315 --> 00:34:36,310 In the course of weeks, get to know Christ ... 664 00:34:36,350 --> 00:34:40,480 ... Accept it as my Savior, completely changed my life ... 665 00:34:40,521 --> 00:34:44,389 ... Completely changed my approach and put it in the right direction. 666 00:34:45,876 --> 00:34:49,710 The crusade "Desreg" DeLay left for a new adventure ... 667 00:34:49,747 --> 00:34:53,740 ... Abolish all limits of recaudacin and expenditure of campaign funds. 668 00:34:53,984 --> 00:34:57,443 Some people believe that there are only a limited amount of money ... 669 00:34:57,488 --> 00:34:59,488 ... That the campaigns can turn to politics. 670 00:34:59,523 --> 00:35:01,156 I do not believe for one minute. 671 00:35:01,191 --> 00:35:03,921 We spend more money on chips today ... 672 00:35:03,961 --> 00:35:05,792 ... That what we spend in elections. 673 00:35:05,829 --> 00:35:09,424 If we support the free market in everything else ... 674 00:35:09,586 --> 00:35:11,918 ... Why there will be no one, above all ... 675 00:35:11,955 --> 00:35:14,947 ... To support free market principles in the election campaigns? 676 00:35:14,992 --> 00:35:17,153 It occurred to me a new way to raise funds ... 677 00:35:17,294 --> 00:35:21,087 ... Totally legal, since we are all within the rules. 678 00:35:21,131 --> 00:35:25,727 DeLay helped develop the use of comits of political action, or "PACs" 679 00:35:25,769 --> 00:35:27,236 Large centralized funds ... 680 00:35:27,271 --> 00:35:30,536 ... With fewer restrictions to raise and spend money. 681 00:35:30,574 --> 00:35:33,104 If DeLay sabacmo distribute the money ... 682 00:35:33,144 --> 00:35:35,576 ... Jack Abramoff knew how to collect it ... 683 00:35:35,613 --> 00:35:38,047 ... Particularly if pruning sell access to DeLay ... 684 00:35:38,082 --> 00:35:40,550 ... To its clients and other members. 685 00:35:40,584 --> 00:35:42,543 Abramoff knew that access to DeLay ... 686 00:35:42,586 --> 00:35:46,317 ... It was important also to Bob Ney, Ney wanted since becoming ... 687 00:35:46,357 --> 00:35:50,589 ... Chairman of the committee of the chamber of deputies supervisor of elections. 688 00:35:50,728 --> 00:35:52,093 Before 1994 ... 689 00:35:52,129 --> 00:35:54,654 ... The committee chairmen were very powerful representatives in Congress ... 690 00:35:54,698 --> 00:35:56,563 ... And often do not follow orders. 691 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:58,261 DeLay was the one who changed all that. 692 00:35:58,302 --> 00:36:00,668 To start, the chairmen of the committees ... 693 00:36:00,704 --> 00:36:02,865 ... And not based solely on your antique. 694 00:36:02,907 --> 00:36:05,501 Peaking at largely, if you were someone close to DeLay ... 695 00:36:05,542 --> 00:36:08,670 ... If what you hacas pedagogical and if you gave a lot of money. 696 00:36:08,712 --> 00:36:10,873 The deputy changed its course ... 697 00:36:10,915 --> 00:36:13,247 ... Towards the recaudacin of money for the party ... 698 00:36:13,284 --> 00:36:15,582 Recaudacin ... the money for other candidates ... 699 00:36:15,619 --> 00:36:18,452 Because raising money to increase its hierarchy ... 700 00:36:18,489 --> 00:36:20,252 ... And prove that he was good for the party. 701 00:36:20,291 --> 00:36:24,159 And, thus, may reach far SLAs. 702 00:36:24,194 --> 00:36:27,721 Neil lights to indicate how I, one wants to stand out ... 703 00:36:27,765 --> 00:36:30,233 ... You want the chair of the committee ... 704 00:36:30,267 --> 00:36:32,599 ... And you need the support of Tom DeLay. 705 00:36:32,736 --> 00:36:36,729 Attempt to circumvent the will and the rules of the Chamber. 706 00:36:36,774 --> 00:36:39,004 That was the most important job for us. 707 00:36:39,043 --> 00:36:42,501 It was ... We focus on that as a laser. 708 00:36:42,546 --> 00:36:46,880 And, Mr. DeLay was the same, or those close to l. .. ms 709 00:36:46,917 --> 00:36:50,011 Tony Rudy, Mike Scanlon ... 710 00:36:50,054 --> 00:36:53,114 Mike Scanlon, Tony Rudy ... 711 00:36:53,157 --> 00:36:55,523 We knew that these relations would be crucial. 712 00:36:55,559 --> 00:36:57,857 I am Michael Scanlon, Press Secretary Mr. DeLay. 713 00:36:57,895 --> 00:36:59,556 And he is Tony Rudy, our Chief Advisor. 714 00:36:59,596 --> 00:37:01,029 These two employees of DeLay ... 715 00:37:01,065 --> 00:37:04,159 ... Relationships became key to Jack Abramoff. 716 00:37:04,201 --> 00:37:06,396 Over time, contrataraa Rudy ... 717 00:37:06,437 --> 00:37:09,201 ... And become a member of Scanlon. 718 00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:11,332 Jack also a close relationship developme ... 719 00:37:11,375 --> 00:37:14,806 ... With DeLay's chief of staff, Ed Buckham. 720 00:37:14,845 --> 00:37:17,040 Even after having left DeLay's office ... 721 00:37:17,081 --> 00:37:20,141 ... Buckham had a special influence on DeLay ... 722 00:37:20,184 --> 00:37:22,414 ... Because he was the minister in charge of staff discipline. 723 00:37:23,821 --> 00:37:26,551 Buckham, like Jack, was a deeply religious man. 724 00:37:26,590 --> 00:37:28,820 Those who attended his church evanglica ... 725 00:37:28,859 --> 00:37:32,659 ... Decan one who had the gift of tongues to be Posed by the Holy Spirit. 726 00:37:34,799 --> 00:37:36,528 Also, like Jack ... 727 00:37:36,567 --> 00:37:39,263 Buckham tena ... appetite for the good life. 728 00:37:39,303 --> 00:37:41,396 Jack introduced him to this lifestyle. 729 00:37:41,438 --> 00:37:45,431 Ed fell in love with golf, travel. 730 00:37:45,476 --> 00:37:48,309 This was a way to conquer pruning Jack Ed .. 731 00:37:48,345 --> 00:37:51,280 ... Who will become his trusted ... 732 00:37:51,315 --> 00:37:54,182 ... As NMAs cementing his relationship with DeLay. 733 00:37:56,253 --> 00:37:59,518 Tom DeLay is who all of us want to be ... 734 00:37:59,557 --> 00:38:00,990 ... When we grow up. 735 00:38:01,025 --> 00:38:02,492 Well said. 736 00:38:02,526 --> 00:38:04,517 It was a celestial alliance ... 737 00:38:04,562 --> 00:38:07,531 ... The born-again Christian and Orthodox judo ... 738 00:38:07,565 --> 00:38:09,897 ... United by their belief in the free market ... 739 00:38:09,934 --> 00:38:11,966 ... And the power of money. 740 00:38:12,503 --> 00:38:14,903 Jack's special genius was to find money ... 741 00:38:14,938 --> 00:38:18,101 ... In places where no one else had thought to look. 742 00:38:19,710 --> 00:38:23,071 TREASURE ISLAND 743 00:38:32,122 --> 00:38:34,090 Land in sight. 744 00:38:40,397 --> 00:38:42,456 What was it that led to Jack Abramoff ... 745 00:38:42,499 --> 00:38:45,195 ... Yams of 80 deputies and officials ... 746 00:38:45,236 --> 00:38:49,138 ... A mysterious chain of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? 747 00:38:49,173 --> 00:38:55,170 COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (CNMI) 748 00:38:57,915 --> 00:39:01,817 This U.S. territory appears to be a conservative paradise ... 749 00:39:03,220 --> 00:39:04,744 ... Close to the cheap asian labor ... 750 00:39:04,788 --> 00:39:07,313 ... And without being subject to many U.S. laws. 751 00:39:07,358 --> 00:39:09,326 The Marianas Islands were an enchanted land ... 752 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:12,227 ... To Jack Abramoff and Tom DeLay ... 753 00:39:12,263 --> 00:39:13,821 ... A place where business and the free market ... 754 00:39:14,204 --> 00:39:17,298 ... May evolve without rules or regulations. 755 00:39:23,747 --> 00:39:27,410 The Mariana Islands are the Galapagos Islands of free enterprise. 756 00:39:28,619 --> 00:39:32,350 Before we invite the companies here ... 757 00:39:32,389 --> 00:39:34,414 ... Seem an Indian Reservation. 758 00:39:34,458 --> 00:39:36,483 Depend entirely on the government ... 759 00:39:36,527 --> 00:39:39,360 ... Their society practically does not exist ... 760 00:39:39,396 --> 00:39:42,991 ... With high levels of alcoholism, high drug use ... 761 00:39:43,033 --> 00:39:45,934 High divorce rate .... It was just a disaster. 762 00:39:45,970 --> 00:39:49,963 And the people decided to bring free enterprise. 763 00:39:50,007 --> 00:39:51,474 And it worked. 764 00:39:53,377 --> 00:39:55,072 The solution of free enterprise ... 765 00:39:55,112 --> 00:39:58,980 ... Was to exploit some loopholes created for special jurdicas Marianas. 766 00:39:59,316 --> 00:40:01,808 Pruned local businesses clothing factories install ... 767 00:40:01,852 --> 00:40:03,644 ... Importing foreign workers ... 768 00:40:03,687 --> 00:40:05,814 ... Pay less than MINIMUM wage ... 769 00:40:05,856 --> 00:40:07,714 ... And then ship the goods manufactured ... 770 00:40:07,715 --> 00:40:08,820 ... To the U.S.. UU. Continental ... 771 00:40:08,859 --> 00:40:12,395 ... With the label "Made in America." 772 00:40:12,629 --> 00:40:14,556 It was a large gold mine. 773 00:40:14,598 --> 00:40:16,327 If operated from Saipan ... 774 00:40:16,366 --> 00:40:18,698 Bean ... no fees and pay workers pruning, then ... 775 00:40:18,735 --> 00:40:20,794 ... Dollars and coins as an hour. 776 00:40:20,837 --> 00:40:22,168 EMPLOYMENT NON-US 777 00:40:22,205 --> 00:40:24,070 More than 40,000 foreign workers ... 778 00:40:24,107 --> 00:40:26,337 ... Came to the commonwealth of Saipan ... 779 00:40:26,376 --> 00:40:28,336 ... Looking for opportunities. 780 00:40:29,479 --> 00:40:31,413 Although the MINIMUM wage here ... 781 00:40:31,448 --> 00:40:33,848 ... Is less than the minimum of U.S. wages. States .... 782 00:40:33,884 --> 00:40:36,051 ... Remains an attractive payment ... 783 00:40:36,087 --> 00:40:37,854 ... For the people of the Philippines ... 784 00:40:37,888 --> 00:40:39,350 ... You may win a DLAR time ... 785 00:40:39,389 --> 00:40:42,422 ... Or the people of China who may earn less than that. 786 00:40:42,459 --> 00:40:44,557 And so, properly administered ... 787 00:40:44,595 --> 00:40:46,786 Situation ... it was a 100% profit. 788 00:40:46,830 --> 00:40:50,926 The problem is that certain abuses Tenan very significant place. 789 00:41:01,411 --> 00:41:03,870 As U.S. immigration laws ... 790 00:41:03,900 --> 00:41:05,577 ... Were not applicable to all ... 791 00:41:05,615 --> 00:41:09,417 ... As the labor and wage laws were not applicable MINIMUM all ... 792 00:41:09,453 --> 00:41:13,719 ... Hacan to start seeing a perfect storm ... 793 00:41:13,757 --> 00:41:15,918 ... For those who would exploit that. 794 00:41:15,959 --> 00:41:19,087 They went to Bangladesh and we discussed the commonwealth ... 795 00:41:19,129 --> 00:41:21,256 ... And that can lead us to Saipan ... 796 00:41:21,298 --> 00:41:22,822 ... And we can make money ... 797 00:41:22,866 --> 00:41:25,963 ... A lot of money ... earn about $ 1,000 a month. 798 00:41:26,003 --> 00:41:28,135 As they each paid $ 7,000. 799 00:41:28,172 --> 00:41:31,232 - And you recruited by ... - $ 6,000. 800 00:41:31,275 --> 00:41:32,833 $ 6,000. 801 00:41:32,876 --> 00:41:34,707 Tenan workers end up with huge debts ... 802 00:41:34,745 --> 00:41:38,237 ... And these debts are then subtracted from their wages by the employer ... 803 00:41:38,282 --> 00:41:40,011 ... And got them to the recruiter. 804 00:41:40,050 --> 00:41:42,678 So basically they were semi-slaves. 805 00:41:42,719 --> 00:41:44,619 - These are your pay stubs. - S. 806 00:41:44,655 --> 00:41:47,988 - But once you got money? - Do not get money. 807 00:41:48,025 --> 00:41:49,652 - You say you do not get paid? - As is. 808 00:41:49,693 --> 00:41:52,423 - And worked three months without pay? - S. 809 00:41:52,863 --> 00:41:55,830 Stories emerged about seven workweeks das ... 810 00:41:55,866 --> 00:41:58,391 ... And 18-hour days. 811 00:41:58,435 --> 00:42:00,426 The records were comrades who escaped ... 812 00:42:00,471 --> 00:42:03,338 ... Who huan because of rape or beatings by foremen. 813 00:42:03,373 --> 00:42:06,137 Some women were chained to their sewing machines. 814 00:42:06,176 --> 00:42:08,906 A pregnant workers were pressured to have abortions ... 815 00:42:08,946 --> 00:42:10,470 ... So you do not lose their jobs. 816 00:42:10,614 --> 00:42:12,641 Passports were confiscated. 817 00:42:12,683 --> 00:42:14,617 They came here believing they would do ... 818 00:42:14,651 --> 00:42:17,882 ... A real contribution will the income of his family. 819 00:42:17,921 --> 00:42:19,650 S many of them found employment in factories ... 820 00:42:19,690 --> 00:42:23,091 ... But others found something very different. 821 00:42:24,661 --> 00:42:26,253 And so was that some of them were ... 822 00:42:26,296 --> 00:42:28,662 ... In the position to work as waitresses ... 823 00:42:28,699 --> 00:42:30,758 ... Waitresses and dancers became ... 824 00:42:30,801 --> 00:42:34,464 ... And then the dancers were asked to participate in prostitucin. 825 00:42:34,605 --> 00:42:38,439 And so it was all downhill for these youngsters. 826 00:42:38,575 --> 00:42:40,536 One hour. One hour. 827 00:42:43,347 --> 00:42:46,316 The exploitation went on for several years. 828 00:42:46,450 --> 00:42:49,248 Everyone preferred to look the other way ... 829 00:42:49,286 --> 00:42:52,353 ... Due to the influence of the garment industry ... 830 00:42:52,389 --> 00:42:53,849 ... Has had through the years. 831 00:42:55,325 --> 00:42:57,455 Groups of human rights defenders began to investigate. 832 00:42:57,794 --> 00:42:59,626 Secretly talked with workers ... 833 00:42:59,663 --> 00:43:01,287 ... Hacindose entrepreneurs go through ... 834 00:43:01,345 --> 00:43:04,360 ... And factories filmed with hidden cameras. 835 00:43:05,502 --> 00:43:08,869 His reports led to demands, working fine ... 836 00:43:08,905 --> 00:43:11,931 ... And an attempt by Congressman George Miller ... 837 00:43:11,975 --> 00:43:14,400 Saipan ... to put under greater federal control. 838 00:43:16,546 --> 00:43:19,845 There is a bill presented to the Chamber of Deputies ... 839 00:43:19,883 --> 00:43:22,875 - ... To take control. - And what will make if that happens? 840 00:43:22,919 --> 00:43:24,580 Close the factory. 841 00:43:25,389 --> 00:43:29,086 Protecting the Saipan factories of the rules and government regulations. 842 00:43:29,226 --> 00:43:32,559 This was a job for sper lobbyist Jack Abramoff. 843 00:43:38,335 --> 00:43:40,200 When I was governor ... 844 00:43:40,237 --> 00:43:42,933 ... Someone introduced me to Jack Abramoff. 845 00:43:42,973 --> 00:43:45,137 Jack Abramoff was smart ... 846 00:43:45,275 --> 00:43:47,971 ... Maybe too smart for his own good ... 847 00:43:48,011 --> 00:43:53,711 ... But the fact is that he realized that we needed help ... 848 00:43:53,950 --> 00:43:55,615 ... In Washington, DC 849 00:43:55,852 --> 00:43:57,643 We hired Jack Abramoff ... 850 00:43:57,688 --> 00:44:01,147 ... To lobby against immigration law. 851 00:44:01,392 --> 00:44:03,445 They thought that Jack Abramoff used to ... 852 00:44:03,513 --> 00:44:06,345 ... Was the best for direct connections tena ... 853 00:44:06,430 --> 00:44:10,257 ... With the office of majority leader, Tom DeLay. 854 00:44:10,601 --> 00:44:11,625 And Tom DeLay ... 855 00:44:11,968 --> 00:44:17,896 ... Was someone who pruning influence sharee'ah for CNMI. 856 00:44:18,141 --> 00:44:21,304 We were told that no one prune reach Tom DeLay ... 857 00:44:21,345 --> 00:44:26,408 ... Without going through Jack Abramoff. And cost us millions of dollars. 858 00:44:27,650 --> 00:44:28,980 For his services ... 859 00:44:29,019 --> 00:44:31,346 ... Abramoff and his firm, Preston Gates ... 860 00:44:31,388 --> 00:44:35,347 ... Was charged to the Marianas more than $ 200,000 per month. 861 00:44:35,822 --> 00:44:38,887 Part of the plan was to take guided tours to the Marianas Islands ... 862 00:44:38,925 --> 00:44:41,885 ... A conservative journalists and MPs friendly ... 863 00:44:41,928 --> 00:44:44,863 ... Like John Doolittle and Dana Rohrabacher. 864 00:44:46,266 --> 00:44:49,895 We all take a look at some of the clothing factories ... 865 00:44:49,936 --> 00:44:53,269 ... That He had come here from various parts of the world ... 866 00:44:53,306 --> 00:44:55,900 ... To establish an operation there. 867 00:44:55,942 --> 00:44:59,139 And am I thought it was working well. 868 00:44:59,479 --> 00:45:03,411 What they did was to visit briefly in the clothing factories ... 869 00:45:03,450 --> 00:45:07,147 ... And out the front door of the factory, saying: 870 00:45:07,187 --> 00:45:10,122 "Hey, nothing happens here. 871 00:45:10,157 --> 00:45:13,217 We do not see ningn abuse. 872 00:45:13,260 --> 00:45:14,887 As qu estn that mean? " 873 00:45:15,896 --> 00:45:17,357 And what Hacan the rest of the time? 874 00:45:17,397 --> 00:45:18,828 Rest and recreation. 875 00:45:19,365 --> 00:45:24,296 Usually stayed at the Hyatt Regency hotel, five stars. 876 00:45:26,339 --> 00:45:29,900 Haba at least five golf courses at the level of competition. 877 00:45:32,012 --> 00:45:34,003 At one point, Jack should have realized ... 878 00:45:34,047 --> 00:45:36,777 ... That is like selling as the Marianas Islands ... 879 00:45:36,817 --> 00:45:39,479 ... You know, with their abominable labor practices ... 880 00:45:39,519 --> 00:45:41,080 ... Basically a semi-slavery ... 881 00:45:41,121 --> 00:45:42,688 ... Is a more up peldao slavery ... 882 00:45:42,722 --> 00:45:44,485 ... But you take people there, and it's beautiful ... 883 00:45:44,524 --> 00:45:46,651 ... Have golf courses, beautiful hotels. 884 00:45:46,793 --> 00:45:49,025 They fell into the trap. 885 00:45:50,030 --> 00:45:51,657 We have been here a week now ... 886 00:45:51,698 --> 00:45:53,290 ... And I think the first-hand information to help us ... 887 00:45:53,333 --> 00:45:57,099 ... And maybe enlighten those that have not been ... 888 00:45:57,137 --> 00:45:58,763 ... Pressing in the right direction. 889 00:45:59,105 --> 00:46:01,638 During the day, bean sports and games. 890 00:46:01,675 --> 00:46:03,575 And at night, cocktails ... 891 00:46:03,610 --> 00:46:05,271 ... Cockfighting and clubs. 892 00:46:06,579 --> 00:46:10,181 That's totally ridiculous Mariana ... 893 00:46:10,217 --> 00:46:12,151 ... And find nothing Deputy ... 894 00:46:12,185 --> 00:46:14,415 ... That was like what have been described. 895 00:46:14,454 --> 00:46:17,184 And to suggest that I support sexual slavery ... 896 00:46:17,224 --> 00:46:20,091 ... And the human traffic is ridiculous. 897 00:46:22,195 --> 00:46:23,685 Member after member of Congress ... 898 00:46:23,730 --> 00:46:25,561 ... Was all, looked around and said: 899 00:46:25,599 --> 00:46:27,260 "For me everything looks good." 900 00:46:27,300 --> 00:46:29,200 And Jack Abramoff said, "And I can help them." 901 00:46:33,540 --> 00:46:35,064 As a special farewell gift ... 902 00:46:35,108 --> 00:46:37,201 ... Jack arrangement that some of the members on the tour ... 903 00:46:37,244 --> 00:46:39,542 ... Receive contributions to their campaigns ... 904 00:46:39,579 --> 00:46:41,809 ... Often from the owners of the factories. 905 00:46:42,048 --> 00:46:45,648 The grateful members acted as the marketing team Abramoff ... 906 00:46:45,686 --> 00:46:47,779 ... Promocionndolo to their customers. 907 00:46:49,489 --> 00:46:52,925 Permtanme this point at them, and how Washington works. 908 00:46:53,059 --> 00:46:55,519 S had had a non-voting delegate ... 909 00:46:55,562 --> 00:46:58,861 Am ... and had come to me: "I want to go to Saipan" ... 910 00:47:00,299 --> 00:47:02,858 ... I probably would not have been. 911 00:47:04,504 --> 00:47:09,373 Instead, you or who has been to hire Preston Gates ... 912 00:47:09,409 --> 00:47:11,400 ... Hire people who know me ... 913 00:47:11,445 --> 00:47:15,381 ... And the system worked sabacmo to represent their interests. 914 00:47:20,954 --> 00:47:23,115 To fulfill its power ... 915 00:47:23,356 --> 00:47:27,516 ... And their connections to Washington, he told us: 916 00:47:27,961 --> 00:47:31,428 "Wait. I'm going to bring in Tom DeLay." And he did. 917 00:47:42,742 --> 00:47:44,737 Haba a sinnmero accusations. 918 00:47:44,778 --> 00:47:49,442 I went there as guest of the government to see for myself. 919 00:47:51,551 --> 00:47:55,078 I even went to see the principal defender of human rights on the island ... 920 00:47:55,121 --> 00:47:57,612 ... Can not remember his name, but he was a priest. 921 00:47:57,657 --> 00:48:02,060 And he ped to show me a case of human rights abuse. 922 00:48:02,095 --> 00:48:05,258 No bean none. Could not show a single case. 923 00:48:05,298 --> 00:48:07,630 All the lies that the liberals ... 924 00:48:07,667 --> 00:48:10,534 ... And George Miller said on the Marianas Islands ... 925 00:48:10,570 --> 00:48:12,936 Ah ... did not because I seek them. 926 00:48:16,342 --> 00:48:18,467 Congressman Miller was the only ... 927 00:48:18,512 --> 00:48:20,607 ... I really wanted to meet with workers. 928 00:48:20,747 --> 00:48:22,908 As he came here and sat in my conference room ... 929 00:48:22,949 --> 00:48:26,410 ... When I tena my private practices with our translator. 930 00:48:26,452 --> 00:48:29,683 And suddenly, I see the corner of my eye that the interpreter begins to mourn. 931 00:48:29,722 --> 00:48:31,952 And so, as he tears were rolling down his face, I said 932 00:48:31,991 --> 00:48:33,856 "You have to tell us what he said. 933 00:48:33,893 --> 00:48:37,659 If you mourn is doing, you obviously need decrselo the deputy. " 934 00:48:37,697 --> 00:48:40,962 And she said he had him called Miller to tell the deputy ... 935 00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:45,403 ... As it was a powerful man, and a federal elected official ... 936 00:48:45,438 --> 00:48:47,872 ... If you please pruning one of his kidneys buy ... 937 00:48:47,907 --> 00:48:50,067 As ... to get money to return to China. 938 00:48:50,210 --> 00:48:52,569 "You can buy my wheel?" 939 00:48:52,612 --> 00:48:54,307 And I say, "No. .. no." 940 00:48:54,347 --> 00:48:58,579 And he says: "Well, you can arrange the sale of my wheel ... 941 00:48:58,818 --> 00:49:02,110 ... So I can pay my debt and go home? " 942 00:49:02,155 --> 00:49:04,487 I mean, they were as of severely trapped. 943 00:49:04,524 --> 00:49:06,224 DELAY COMES Signature Tan received the leader of the Chamber 944 00:49:06,259 --> 00:49:09,251 While in Saipan, DeLay attended a party in your honor ... 945 00:49:09,295 --> 00:49:10,853 ... Hosted by Willie Tan .. 946 00:49:10,897 --> 00:49:13,627 ... The owner of the biggest clothing factory on the island. 947 00:49:13,666 --> 00:49:15,293 I am very good friend of Tom DeLay. 948 00:49:15,335 --> 00:49:20,671 And Tom said, "Willie, while we are in the command ... 949 00:49:20,707 --> 00:49:25,144 ... Podrn even see the light at the end of this tunnel. " 950 00:49:25,178 --> 00:49:28,306 Willie Tan helps pay for travel of Members ... 951 00:49:28,348 --> 00:49:31,784 ... Arranges tours of the factories and sent hundreds of thousands of dollars ... 952 00:49:31,818 --> 00:49:33,809 ... To the founding DeLay's private ... 953 00:49:33,853 --> 00:49:37,219 ... And the campaigns of President Bush and other Republicans. 954 00:49:37,327 --> 00:49:39,522 Jack Abramoff sought a way to frame the flow of money ... 955 00:49:39,663 --> 00:49:41,895 ... As a crusade for economic freedom. 956 00:49:44,367 --> 00:49:45,959 To help spread the gospel ... 957 00:49:46,002 --> 00:49:49,028 ... Abramoff enlisted the services of his old friend, 958 00:49:49,072 --> 00:49:50,767 Grover Norquist. 959 00:49:50,807 --> 00:49:53,401 Thanks to Jack, the money from the clothing factories in Saipan ... 960 00:49:53,443 --> 00:49:56,105 ... Began to flow into the group of experts Norquist. 961 00:49:56,146 --> 00:50:00,139 At the same time, Norquist began promoting the cause of the Mariana ... 962 00:50:00,283 --> 00:50:02,300 ... In his famous martials for Wednesdays ... 963 00:50:02,341 --> 00:50:03,678 ... For the GOP. 964 00:50:03,720 --> 00:50:05,300 How are things in the Senate? 965 00:50:05,345 --> 00:50:07,347 What we actually do to help? 966 00:50:07,751 --> 00:50:09,618 Somehow, the Chinese factories ... 967 00:50:09,719 --> 00:50:11,720 ... In a U.S. territory in the Pacific ... 968 00:50:11,955 --> 00:50:14,289 ... Suddenly became a matter of free market. 969 00:50:14,324 --> 00:50:15,551 And then when someone says 970 00:50:15,592 --> 00:50:18,217 "Well, I always thought those sites in the Mariana ... 971 00:50:18,261 --> 00:50:20,723 ... Were China's maquiladoras, "they reply," No ". 972 00:50:20,864 --> 00:50:23,956 And not only disagreed with you, but they destroy you. 973 00:50:32,976 --> 00:50:34,500 Money is not a bad thing. 974 00:50:34,644 --> 00:50:37,169 Money is freedom of expression. Money is intervention. 975 00:50:37,314 --> 00:50:39,680 And while it remains open and transparent ... 976 00:50:39,716 --> 00:50:44,210 ... So that voters can see who is giving the money ... 977 00:50:44,254 --> 00:50:46,586 ... Est quin ycmo getting the money they spend ... 978 00:50:46,623 --> 00:50:48,750 ... Is a system that is extremely necessary. 979 00:50:51,861 --> 00:50:53,658 Hello? 980 00:50:53,697 --> 00:50:55,187 S. I'm on my way. 981 00:50:55,231 --> 00:50:57,290 They saw a flourishing economy ... 982 00:50:57,334 --> 00:50:59,097 ... Saw a free market system ... 983 00:50:59,135 --> 00:51:02,502 ... What Tom DeLay said it was a test tube for pure capitalism. 984 00:51:05,875 --> 00:51:07,433 But never met these women. 985 00:51:07,477 --> 00:51:10,037 Never listened to their stories. Never saw mourn. 986 00:51:10,080 --> 00:51:13,709 Never saw the shame in their faces and the humiliation they represent. 987 00:51:20,824 --> 00:51:22,382 So we went back trying to say ... 988 00:51:22,425 --> 00:51:24,120 ... As a minimum, we think that Congress will change ... 989 00:51:24,160 --> 00:51:25,627 ... MINIMUM wage law ... 990 00:51:25,662 --> 00:51:28,130 ... And change the immigration law to protect these people ... 991 00:51:28,164 --> 00:51:29,495 ... But that does not occur in the Chamber of Deputies. 992 00:51:29,532 --> 00:51:32,558 S, there was a problem five years ago. 993 00:51:32,602 --> 00:51:36,504 But now we are forcing these employers to fulfill their contracts. 994 00:51:36,639 --> 00:51:38,973 Each independent group that has considered this ... 995 00:51:39,009 --> 00:51:40,670 ... Has concluded that it is exactly the opposite ... 996 00:51:40,710 --> 00:51:43,304 ... Of what he is going on in the Northern Marianas. 997 00:51:43,346 --> 00:51:45,371 What happened? Well, now s what happened. 998 00:51:45,415 --> 00:51:47,679 Do not fully understand at that time what was happening. 999 00:51:47,717 --> 00:51:50,447 It turns out that the leader of the majority in the Chamber ... 1000 00:51:50,487 --> 00:51:52,682 ... Tom DeLay, ran a business PROTECTION ... 1001 00:51:52,722 --> 00:51:54,587 ... To keep these people do business ... 1002 00:51:54,724 --> 00:51:57,684 ... And his friend Jack Abramoff was their lobbyist. 1003 00:51:59,295 --> 00:52:03,163 I worked through Jack Abramoff with the government of the Marianas. 1004 00:52:03,199 --> 00:52:07,568 And he returned to put a stop to the George Millers of this world. 1005 00:52:07,604 --> 00:52:08,696 It's very simple. 1006 00:52:08,738 --> 00:52:11,002 If ESTs as a leader, you can lift the phone ... 1007 00:52:11,041 --> 00:52:12,235 ... And call the chairman of the committee and say 1008 00:52:12,275 --> 00:52:14,072 "This bill will not leave the committee." 1009 00:52:16,146 --> 00:52:19,115 As I said to Tom: "Olvdalo, Willie. There is no chance." 1010 00:52:19,649 --> 00:52:23,913 And you know what he did? Call the guy in charge of the committee est ... 1011 00:52:23,953 --> 00:52:26,148 ... Named Don Young of Alaska. 1012 00:52:26,189 --> 00:52:28,714 - S, s fifth is. - And he said: "Don ... 1013 00:52:29,158 --> 00:52:31,053 There is nothing wrong in CNMI. 1014 00:52:31,094 --> 00:52:32,755 I say you have to go all ". 1015 00:52:32,895 --> 00:52:36,392 Rep. Don Young s trip to the Marianas. 1016 00:52:36,432 --> 00:52:38,491 The protesters confronted ... 1017 00:52:38,535 --> 00:52:40,366 ... But Young remained impassive. 1018 00:52:40,403 --> 00:52:42,669 DeLay helps to block reforms. 1019 00:52:42,706 --> 00:52:46,142 His reward? Thousands of dollars in campaign money ... 1020 00:52:46,176 --> 00:52:47,734 ... And recaudacin of funds from Abramoff. 1021 00:52:47,777 --> 00:52:49,301 CNMI VE PANEL OF YOUNG HOPES 1022 00:52:50,045 --> 00:52:54,112 The Marianas were a machine to make money for Abramoff and DeLay. 1023 00:52:54,150 --> 00:52:56,209 Then suddenly, without warning ... 1024 00:52:56,252 --> 00:52:58,948 ... His favorite governor lost his company to reeleccin. 1025 00:52:59,288 --> 00:53:02,252 The new governor cancel the contract as such as Jack. 1026 00:53:02,391 --> 00:53:03,480 CANCELLED 1027 00:53:03,993 --> 00:53:07,160 PLAYING AS Buckham 1028 00:53:09,866 --> 00:53:12,198 Faced with the end of the road in the Mariana ... 1029 00:53:12,235 --> 00:53:15,295 ... Abramoff sought advice to the Minister personal ... 1030 00:53:15,338 --> 00:53:18,401 ... And former DeLay chief of staff, Ed Buckham. 1031 00:53:18,441 --> 00:53:20,909 Buckham tena a reason to come to the rescue. 1032 00:53:21,044 --> 00:53:23,242 Thanks to Jack, Willie Tan Bean helped fund ... 1033 00:53:23,279 --> 00:53:24,871 ... The new Buckham's lobbying firm ... 1034 00:53:24,969 --> 00:53:26,801 ... Alexander Group strategic purposes. 1035 00:53:27,338 --> 00:53:28,532 Buckham then went to work ... 1036 00:53:28,573 --> 00:53:30,734 ... With DeLay press secretary Michael Scanlon ... 1037 00:53:30,875 --> 00:53:33,835 ... To arrange a local choice to ensure that Jack ... 1038 00:53:33,878 --> 00:53:36,574 ... The return of your contract. 1039 00:53:37,014 --> 00:53:40,380 Buckham and Scanlon needed two men to change their votes. 1040 00:53:40,418 --> 00:53:44,354 His first target was Alejo Mendiola, Rota Island. 1041 00:53:44,489 --> 00:53:47,014 Ed Buckham and Michael Scanlon ... 1042 00:53:47,058 --> 00:53:49,083 ... Came here to Saipan ... 1043 00:53:49,127 --> 00:53:52,619 ... And I brought them to Rota as a representative. 1044 00:53:52,664 --> 00:53:56,430 And brought to the airport. 1045 00:53:57,167 --> 00:54:01,561 Mendiola wanted $ 1.25 million for improvements at the airport. 1046 00:54:01,706 --> 00:54:04,769 The vot for the candidate of Jack and the money appeared. 1047 00:54:07,779 --> 00:54:10,079 There follows, as part of a research trip ... 1048 00:54:10,114 --> 00:54:12,708 ... Was the turn of Michael Scanlon to turn a vote ... 1049 00:54:12,750 --> 00:54:14,777 ... Offering more money from taxpayers ... 1050 00:54:14,819 --> 00:54:16,946 ... Courtesy of Case Of DeLay. 1051 00:54:17,689 --> 00:54:19,914 DeLay Case Of sabacmo handle ... 1052 00:54:20,158 --> 00:54:22,490 ... What Jack calls "the factory of favors." 1053 00:54:22,527 --> 00:54:26,987 It is a committee where members or collaborators SPECIFIC ... 1054 00:54:27,031 --> 00:54:30,057 ... Have an incredible amount of influence ... 1055 00:54:30,101 --> 00:54:35,230 ... And ability to spend a lot SPECIFIC SPECIFIC locations. 1056 00:54:35,473 --> 00:54:38,203 $ 150,000 dollars from the factory for favors ... 1057 00:54:38,243 --> 00:54:40,575 ... Appeared suddenly to finance a study ... 1058 00:54:40,612 --> 00:54:42,671 ... Whether this bean is not to repair the breakwater. 1059 00:54:42,914 --> 00:54:45,945 In gratitude, a politician local ... 1060 00:54:45,984 --> 00:54:49,078 ... Norm Parker, vot for the man in Jack. 1061 00:54:49,120 --> 00:54:52,578 There is more than politics to m. 1062 00:54:52,824 --> 00:54:56,123 One only hopes it is not illegal. 1063 00:54:56,560 --> 00:54:59,155 We do not s. 1064 00:54:59,797 --> 00:55:03,198 S. But I think it is illegal. 1065 00:55:04,334 --> 00:55:06,661 Money performs its magic. 1066 00:55:06,704 --> 00:55:09,735 Jack's friend, Ben Fitial was elected President of the Chamber. 1067 00:55:09,774 --> 00:55:12,334 And Jack received his contract again. 1068 00:55:12,377 --> 00:55:14,504 There were two senators who switched their votes ... 1069 00:55:14,546 --> 00:55:16,776 ... For projects in the islands. 1070 00:55:16,815 --> 00:55:18,746 Got something to change their votes? 1071 00:55:18,783 --> 00:55:20,083 Not s. 1072 00:55:20,118 --> 00:55:22,951 - But were you involved? - I never say anything. 1073 00:55:23,187 --> 00:55:25,314 Gave some Tom DeLay's office? 1074 00:55:25,356 --> 00:55:26,924 Not s. .. 1075 00:55:27,859 --> 00:55:30,419 ... Nor shall know. 1076 00:55:30,561 --> 00:55:32,088 You may not? 1077 00:55:32,130 --> 00:55:34,530 Fitial had him singing the "happy birthday" to Tom DeLay ... 1078 00:55:34,565 --> 00:55:35,930 ... In the office of disciplinary officer of the base. 1079 00:55:35,967 --> 00:55:40,097 Firm an email to Ed Buckham as "your adopted brother, Ben." 1080 00:55:40,138 --> 00:55:42,003 Fitial also ensures that Buckham ... 1081 00:55:42,040 --> 00:55:44,235 ... Obtain a contract for energy in the Mariana ... 1082 00:55:44,275 --> 00:55:46,903 ... For a special client of DeLay's district ... 1083 00:55:46,944 --> 00:55:48,234 Enron. 1084 00:55:48,279 --> 00:55:51,214 The unifying factor? Jack Abramoff. 1085 00:55:52,717 --> 00:55:54,810 Let me tell you about Jack Abramoff. 1086 00:55:54,853 --> 00:55:58,687 What he has done after he left the Northern Mariana ... 1087 00:55:58,723 --> 00:56:00,918 ... I can not approve it, okay? 1088 00:56:00,959 --> 00:56:05,396 I mean, obviously did something wrong because he was convicted. 1089 00:56:05,430 --> 00:56:07,898 And, according to understand, est now in jail. 1090 00:56:09,167 --> 00:56:12,967 But Let me tell you ... 1091 00:56:15,072 --> 00:56:19,270 ... Mr. Abramoff did what we hired him to do. 1092 00:56:19,310 --> 00:56:21,344 No l. .. 1093 00:56:21,779 --> 00:56:24,680 ... This commonwealth will not be what it is today. 1094 00:56:30,822 --> 00:56:34,722 Today the garment industry has practically abandoned Saipan. 1095 00:56:35,059 --> 00:56:37,186 The new international trade agreements ... 1096 00:56:37,228 --> 00:56:39,321 ... Have eliminated the gap jurdica of the Marianas. 1097 00:56:39,463 --> 00:56:41,295 The owners of the factories are gone ... 1098 00:56:41,332 --> 00:56:44,629 ... In search of cheaper labor than their money can buy ... 1099 00:56:44,669 --> 00:56:46,534 ATRS leaving environmental disaster ... ... 1100 00:56:46,571 --> 00:56:48,038 ... Uprooted immigrants ... 1101 00:56:48,072 --> 00:56:51,132 ... And a white slave prspera. 1102 00:56:51,275 --> 00:56:53,776 As capitalism is when you let it loose. 1103 00:56:53,811 --> 00:56:55,742 That's why we have a regulatory status ... 1104 00:56:55,780 --> 00:56:57,372 ... And when you remove those regulations ... 1105 00:56:57,415 --> 00:56:59,508 ... As they claim to lobbyists like Abramoff ... 1106 00:56:59,550 --> 00:57:01,450 ... Which are the Marianas. 1107 00:57:07,356 --> 00:57:09,283 OUTPUT 1108 00:57:12,361 --> 00:57:15,689 The betting game indgena is highly political. 1109 00:57:15,729 --> 00:57:18,630 It's an industry worth $ 18 billion. 1110 00:57:18,665 --> 00:57:20,330 As in the Mariana ... 1111 00:57:20,367 --> 00:57:21,995 Indian business ... Jack built ... 1112 00:57:22,003 --> 00:57:23,626 ... Around a lagoon jurdica: 1113 00:57:23,669 --> 00:57:28,038 A 1988 law granting the right to have casinos on tribal property. 1114 00:57:28,073 --> 00:57:30,136 Tribes successful as ours must have the help ... 1115 00:57:30,175 --> 00:57:33,438 ... Skilled and honest professionals who understand ... 1116 00:57:33,477 --> 00:57:36,842 ... The business and politics of the game by betting indgena. 1117 00:57:38,314 --> 00:57:39,508 To protect their profits on bets ... 1118 00:57:39,549 --> 00:57:41,813 ... Tribes turned to the man who convinced the bean ... 1119 00:57:41,850 --> 00:57:45,308 ... That had a lot of influential people in his pocket. 1120 00:57:49,590 --> 00:57:51,854 I, George Walker Bush, do solemnly swear ... 1121 00:57:51,893 --> 00:57:53,690 ... To run the office ... 1122 00:57:53,727 --> 00:57:55,456 ... President of the United States faithfully ... 1123 00:57:55,495 --> 00:57:56,860 ... With the help of God. 1124 00:57:56,897 --> 00:57:59,058 Congratulations, Mr. President. 1125 00:57:59,098 --> 00:58:01,430 Jack bean muchsimo raised money for Bush ... 1126 00:58:01,467 --> 00:58:04,334 ... And convinced his tribal clients to contribute no money ... 1127 00:58:04,369 --> 00:58:07,202 ... His chief rival politicians, John McCain. 1128 00:58:07,238 --> 00:58:09,672 In 2001, Abramoff asked to bring ... 1129 00:58:09,706 --> 00:58:11,697 ... Your practice to the same lobbying firm ... 1130 00:58:11,742 --> 00:58:15,041 ... Bush Bean hired to win the battle of the count in Florida: 1131 00:58:15,077 --> 00:58:16,874 Greenberg Traurig. BUFETE 1132 00:58:19,448 --> 00:58:21,006 Clearly, l tena great exercise: 1133 00:58:21,049 --> 00:58:22,573 Five or six million dollars ... 1134 00:58:22,617 --> 00:58:25,177 the Marianas, the Choctaw of Mississippian ... 1135 00:58:25,219 --> 00:58:27,444 ... I think the Coushatta of Louisiana. 1136 00:58:27,588 --> 00:58:30,152 I was making a great effort by the Saginaw Chippewa. 1137 00:58:30,290 --> 00:58:32,758 How can I help this tribe? 1138 00:58:32,792 --> 00:58:37,961 Any fee you pay us back multiplied. 1139 00:58:37,996 --> 00:58:40,726 Last year, I think that the fees of the Choctaw were, I think ... 1140 00:58:40,765 --> 00:58:44,633 ... As $ 3.5 million lobbying payments ... 1141 00:58:44,669 --> 00:58:46,637 and then he came back they were $ 120 million dollars ... 1142 00:58:46,670 --> 00:58:50,606 ... In direct or indirect federal aid, scholarships, etc ... 1143 00:58:50,639 --> 00:58:54,268 Suddenly, Jack was a popular man in Indian country. 1144 00:58:58,646 --> 00:59:00,204 And also it was Grover Norquist. 1145 00:59:00,248 --> 00:59:02,113 The Indians were provided with a cover politics ... 1146 00:59:02,149 --> 00:59:05,016 ... Defining the casinos as enterprise zones. 1147 00:59:05,052 --> 00:59:06,917 In return, Jack makes sure that the tribes ... 1148 00:59:06,953 --> 00:59:09,147 ... Donate money to the committee of experts from Grover. 1149 00:59:09,289 --> 00:59:11,823 I would like to work directly with the Indian nations. 1150 00:59:11,857 --> 00:59:15,291 There comits working state ... 1151 00:59:15,328 --> 00:59:18,760 ... Demonstrating why should not increase taxes. 1152 00:59:18,796 --> 00:59:21,697 Ralph Reed also wanted a part of it. 1153 00:59:21,732 --> 00:59:23,825 Withdraw their money from the Christian Coalition ... 1154 00:59:23,867 --> 00:59:27,303 ... And staked his reputation on a new adventure to make money. 1155 00:59:27,337 --> 00:59:30,598 I will form a new company called Century Strategies. 1156 00:59:30,639 --> 00:59:32,022 "Century Strategies" ... 1157 00:59:32,050 --> 00:59:35,005 ... A consulting firm with a powerful grassroots network ... 1158 00:59:35,043 --> 00:59:36,909 ... Jug an important role in the business ... 1159 00:59:36,949 --> 00:59:38,335 ... Of Indian casinos Jack ... 1160 00:59:38,378 --> 00:59:39,768 ... Working with a tribe ... 1161 00:59:39,813 --> 00:59:42,941 ... To close the other gaming operations. 1162 00:59:42,983 --> 00:59:46,612 The Louisiana Coushatta were one of their major clients. 1163 00:59:46,652 --> 00:59:48,916 This is a small tribe of several hundred people ... 1164 00:59:48,953 --> 00:59:53,083 ... Having a very successful casino that generates $ 300 million a year. 1165 00:59:53,124 --> 00:59:56,093 And protective of their territory. Former Journalist 1166 00:59:57,094 --> 00:59:58,527 The Coushatta hired Jack MUCH MONEY 1167 00:59:58,562 --> 01:00:00,792 to prevent another tribe, the Jena Band ... 1168 01:00:00,830 --> 01:00:03,298 ... Operacin open their own casinos. 1169 01:00:04,467 --> 01:00:08,403 Worldwide SOAD, they disappear. They are not enemies. 1170 01:00:08,436 --> 01:00:10,996 You are left with their customers, instead of them having their own. 1171 01:00:11,038 --> 01:00:13,700 In our view, always go after the dream. 1172 01:00:13,741 --> 01:00:15,675 If pudira shake a magic wand ... 1173 01:00:15,708 --> 01:00:17,608 ... And get what Quisiro, what is it we want? 1174 01:00:17,644 --> 01:00:20,579 The plan that we suggest to ... 1175 01:00:20,612 --> 01:00:23,206 and, in fact, we delight to work with you .. 1176 01:00:23,248 --> 01:00:27,412 and had great success when working with religious conservatives. 1177 01:00:27,451 --> 01:00:30,284 Return to work with them ... 1178 01:00:30,321 --> 01:00:33,222 ... And we will concentrate on the real enemy. 1179 01:00:33,256 --> 01:00:35,986 United States is experiencing a moral crisis ... 1180 01:00:36,026 --> 01:00:37,956 ... And needs to address what we believe is ... 1181 01:00:37,994 --> 01:00:40,087 ... One of the great cancer that grows ... 1182 01:00:40,117 --> 01:00:42,187 ... In the U.S. OLITICAL body ... 1183 01:00:42,330 --> 01:00:45,299 ... And this is the epidemic of legalized gambling, which now ... 1184 01:00:45,333 --> 01:00:47,497 And this is a man who claims to be against the game ... 1185 01:00:47,585 --> 01:00:49,734 ... And yet it receives payments from these tribal casinos ... 1186 01:00:49,770 --> 01:00:51,528 ... To close other casinos ... 1187 01:00:51,572 --> 01:00:53,196 ... Not because I want to close casinos ... 1188 01:00:53,239 --> 01:00:55,469 Estn ... but because he paid incredibly well for it. 1189 01:00:55,508 --> 01:00:58,841 But Reed will look bad to receive money from the casinos ... 1190 01:00:58,877 --> 01:01:01,971 ... So Jack diverted part of the gambling money to travs Grover. 1191 01:01:02,213 --> 01:01:04,181 And Grover grabbed his commission. 1192 01:01:04,515 --> 01:01:07,348 The company Century Strategies receive as Reed 1193 01:01:07,384 --> 01:01:10,319 nearly $ 6 billion Indian gambling money. 1194 01:01:12,155 --> 01:01:14,589 And he was paid to another organization travs ... 1195 01:01:14,623 --> 01:01:16,488 ... With one or two entities in between, lobbyist, consultant Carlyle ... 1196 01:01:16,525 --> 01:01:19,255 ... That Ralph could claim ignorance. 1197 01:01:19,694 --> 01:01:22,605 Ralph Reed Abramoff made ... 1198 01:01:22,666 --> 01:01:26,422 ... Not only oposicin PUBLIC ride this plan ... 1199 01:01:26,466 --> 01:01:29,291 ... But to pressure members of Congress ... 1200 01:01:29,336 --> 01:01:31,804 ... Who in turn pressured the Ministry of Interior ... 1201 01:01:31,837 --> 01:01:35,133 ... To prevent the Jena tribe opened a casino. 1202 01:01:35,574 --> 01:01:39,171 For us it was very interesting indgena territory ... 1203 01:01:39,210 --> 01:01:43,237 ... When he came a letter signed by many members ... 1204 01:01:43,280 --> 01:01:44,338 ... Interior Ministry saying: 1205 01:01:44,381 --> 01:01:47,544 "Please stop jena what the band tries to achieve." 1206 01:01:47,583 --> 01:01:51,110 The majority of the deputies who signed the letter oponindose the Jena casino ... 1207 01:01:51,152 --> 01:01:54,519 ... Received campaign money from casinos ... competitors. 1208 01:01:54,556 --> 01:01:58,458 JACKPOT JACKPOT JACKPOT 1209 01:01:59,927 --> 01:02:03,886 In the end, jena lost. The jena did not get their casino. 1210 01:02:03,930 --> 01:02:08,663 And Abramoff gan and defended the interests of their clients, the Coushatta. 1211 01:02:15,473 --> 01:02:18,237 Jack tribal money us by customers indgenas ... 1212 01:02:18,274 --> 01:02:20,606 ... As a power to send more than $ 5 million ... 1213 01:02:20,644 --> 01:02:24,847 ... POLICIES causes and candidates, mostly Republicans. 1214 01:02:24,880 --> 01:02:27,542 Some of the major recipients were Bob Ney, 1215 01:02:27,582 --> 01:02:30,278 Tom DeLay, John Doolittle ... 1216 01:02:32,687 --> 01:02:34,212 JD Hayworth. 1217 01:02:34,355 --> 01:02:36,122 Patrick Kennedy 1218 01:02:36,156 --> 01:02:38,218 Conrad Burns. 1219 01:02:38,858 --> 01:02:42,127 Jack Abramoff had a lot of ability to convince ... 1220 01:02:42,161 --> 01:02:44,884 ... Many tribes indgenas or companies ... 1221 01:02:44,919 --> 01:02:47,157 ... Donate all money ... 1222 01:02:47,198 --> 01:02:51,826 ... Political parties and candidates as you like. 1223 01:02:51,869 --> 01:02:54,702 Y s, Jack Abramoff was a great machine to make money ... 1224 01:02:54,737 --> 01:02:56,329 ... A major money-making machines in the city. 1225 01:02:56,472 --> 01:02:59,964 THE MONEY MAKING MACHINES 1226 01:03:00,008 --> 01:03:03,036 Wherever we were, if he mentioned the name Jack Abramoff ... 1227 01:03:03,078 --> 01:03:04,568 ... All quin Saban era. 1228 01:03:04,613 --> 01:03:06,138 The taxi driver who took ... 1229 01:03:06,181 --> 01:03:09,113 ... Mention to Jack Abramoff ycmo was a man. 1230 01:03:12,252 --> 01:03:15,544 He is a man with much power and connections, especially on the right. 1231 01:03:15,588 --> 01:03:18,186 Often receives calls and deca: 1232 01:03:18,224 --> 01:03:21,388 "Tom DeLay is," Is Karl Rove "... 1233 01:03:21,426 --> 01:03:22,757 ... Or something like that. 1234 01:03:22,794 --> 01:03:25,388 Who was, you know, important ... the White House. 1235 01:03:25,430 --> 01:03:27,557 U.S. President. UU. 1236 01:03:27,597 --> 01:03:30,930 I remember being at a dinner where Neil Volz was sat at my table ... 1237 01:03:30,967 --> 01:03:32,594 ... Seal or he said: "Jack be in the pavilion ... 1238 01:03:32,635 --> 01:03:36,867 ... With the President tonight "at a Republican gala. 1239 01:03:36,905 --> 01:03:39,897 And when Jack Abramoff was mir ... all up. 1240 01:03:41,376 --> 01:03:44,607 It gave the feeling that pruning do what I want ... 1241 01:03:44,645 --> 01:03:46,579 ... Because all the right people is at its pocket. 1242 01:03:49,382 --> 01:03:53,910 Abramoff look like this awesome figure ... 1243 01:03:53,952 --> 01:03:58,082 ... Not only as a lobbyist, but as a restaurant owner. 1244 01:04:01,926 --> 01:04:04,121 Jack tena a motto for his restaurant: 1245 01:04:04,160 --> 01:04:07,357 "Serving in a conservative liberal." 1246 01:04:07,397 --> 01:04:08,989 If you were a Republican ... 1247 01:04:09,031 --> 01:04:11,625 ... "Signatures" was the fashionable place any night of the week. 1248 01:04:11,667 --> 01:04:12,861 And trouble getting a drink there. 1249 01:04:12,901 --> 01:04:15,028 You should move to Bush aides. 1250 01:04:15,069 --> 01:04:17,094 Creme, everyone was at the bar ... 1251 01:04:17,138 --> 01:04:18,867 ... Taking the best. 1252 01:04:18,905 --> 01:04:22,397 And where would Neil Volz and his friends. 1253 01:04:22,442 --> 01:04:27,106 In "Signatures" can enter, and they treated us like royalty. 1254 01:04:27,146 --> 01:04:29,910 And it was very, "Hello, Mr. Volz" this or that ... 1255 01:04:29,948 --> 01:04:34,385 Free drinks, free food to pass pruning your friends. 1256 01:04:34,419 --> 01:04:35,886 I saw Jack at lunch ... 1257 01:04:35,919 --> 01:04:39,218 Blackberries ... two ... one in each hand ... 1258 01:04:39,256 --> 01:04:40,883 ... And your computer with Internet inalmbrica. 1259 01:04:40,923 --> 01:04:43,915 HACA it all from a table in a corner of the restaurant. 1260 01:04:43,960 --> 01:04:45,825 And obviously is their restaurant ... 1261 01:04:45,861 --> 01:04:47,021 ... So you have to ... 1262 01:04:47,062 --> 01:04:50,156 across Rome to reach the Coliseum ... 1263 01:04:50,198 --> 01:04:51,256 ... And he is Csar. 1264 01:04:53,768 --> 01:04:56,999 Abramoff it also had four luxury suites in a stadium ... 1265 01:04:57,036 --> 01:04:58,594 Tena ... and an assistant ... 1266 01:04:58,638 --> 01:05:00,663 ... Whose main job ... 1267 01:05:00,707 --> 01:05:04,575 ... Was to provide tickets for these luxury suites ... 1268 01:05:04,610 --> 01:05:07,545 ... Who were members of Congress and their aides. 1269 01:05:07,578 --> 01:05:11,446 Such a huge suite at FedEx Field ... 1270 01:05:11,482 --> 01:05:15,714 ... Right in the middle of the stadium, was dazzling. 1271 01:05:15,752 --> 01:05:18,448 Jack had all the tools in the toolbox of lobbying. 1272 01:05:18,487 --> 01:05:21,786 l won the role of lobbyist. 1273 01:05:25,160 --> 01:05:27,025 When it rains the millions in Greenberg Traurig ... 1274 01:05:27,061 --> 01:05:30,428 ... The firm Abramoff gave extraordinary freedom ... 1275 01:05:30,464 --> 01:05:33,058 ... Folded many of its rules and made special concessions ... 1276 01:05:33,099 --> 01:05:37,195 ... For Jack's unique relationship with a former aide to Tom DeLay, 1277 01:05:37,236 --> 01:05:38,863 Mike Scanlon. 1278 01:05:41,373 --> 01:05:43,364 Dej Scanlon, DeLay's office ... 1279 01:05:43,408 --> 01:05:46,809 ... And immediately saw him as someone ... 1280 01:05:46,844 --> 01:05:49,005 ... Very close to Jack. 1281 01:05:49,045 --> 01:05:52,943 They were always planning, always were plotting. 1282 01:05:52,983 --> 01:05:57,579 In a way, were like a version of "The Producers" on K Street 1283 01:05:59,848 --> 01:06:02,282 "A few weeks ago I mentioned something. 1284 01:06:02,317 --> 01:06:03,330 I tom the concept ... 1285 01:06:03,351 --> 01:06:05,911 ... And devise a plan to generate money. " 1286 01:06:07,220 --> 01:06:09,286 GIVE ME FIVE 1287 01:06:11,624 --> 01:06:14,320 "I love how you talk, bitch cretin. 1288 01:06:14,360 --> 01:06:15,918 As soon as you grip on the court ... 1289 01:06:15,961 --> 01:06:17,690 ... Llorars as a child. " 1290 01:06:18,329 --> 01:06:21,394 "We'll see, puto." 1291 01:06:21,532 --> 01:06:24,765 "By the way, you're all a stallion in this effort. 1292 01:06:24,802 --> 01:06:26,770 Quiz have a situation of give me five. " 1293 01:06:26,903 --> 01:06:30,739 "Thank you. The organizing super step give me five." 1294 01:06:30,773 --> 01:06:33,936 Abramoff and Scanlon devised his plan to "give me five" 1295 01:06:33,976 --> 01:06:35,466 in a racquetball court. 1296 01:06:36,312 --> 01:06:37,836 This was a bribery scheme ... 1297 01:06:37,879 --> 01:06:40,370 ... Where tribes indgenas Jack hired by high fees. 1298 01:06:40,415 --> 01:06:42,246 But Jack also said: 1299 01:06:42,282 --> 01:06:44,716 "If you really want to be effective in Washington ... 1300 01:06:44,851 --> 01:06:46,614 ... Need basic skills ... 1301 01:06:46,653 --> 01:06:49,613 ... And the man who can give them those skills base ... 1302 01:06:49,655 --> 01:06:52,123 ... Is my old friend, Michael Scanlon. " 1303 01:06:52,158 --> 01:06:55,218 The majority of the money went to Scanlon's firm. 1304 01:06:55,260 --> 01:06:58,252 Without the tribes' knowledge ... 1305 01:06:58,295 --> 01:07:02,026 ... About half of that money went back to Jack Abramoff. 1306 01:07:05,067 --> 01:07:07,968 "Remember, we promised during dinner with the boss ... 1307 01:07:08,004 --> 01:07:11,371 Haramos ... that the most powerful in the state. 1308 01:07:11,406 --> 01:07:13,237 More money. Give me five. " 1309 01:07:13,275 --> 01:07:15,573 "We increased the $ 2.1 million to $ 5. 1310 01:07:15,609 --> 01:07:17,877 We need a real gimme five. " 1311 01:07:17,912 --> 01:07:21,313 It seems that Mr. Abramoff and Scanlon convinced the tribes to pay ... 1312 01:07:21,348 --> 01:07:24,749 ... Grossly inflated fees to the companies of Mr. Scanlon. 1313 01:07:25,183 --> 01:07:27,515 In the end, both men were individually ... 1314 01:07:27,552 --> 01:07:31,989 ... At least $ 21 million in revenue. 1315 01:07:36,926 --> 01:07:38,018 In Washington ... 1316 01:07:38,061 --> 01:07:41,394 ... The huge fees to lobbyists Jack enraged rivals ... 1317 01:07:41,430 --> 01:07:42,954 ... Which began to leak information ... 1318 01:07:42,998 --> 01:07:44,932 ... Sue Schmidt, the Washington Post. " 1319 01:07:45,533 --> 01:07:50,097 Call me a well-known Washington lobbyist, a Republican. 1320 01:07:50,238 --> 01:07:53,596 He said: "You have to investigate Jack Abramoff. 1321 01:07:53,640 --> 01:07:55,733 Represents these tribes indgenas ... 1322 01:07:55,775 --> 01:07:58,437 ... And charged millions of dollars ... 1323 01:07:58,477 --> 01:08:01,275 ... And working with this young man, Mike Scanlon ... 1324 01:08:01,312 --> 01:08:03,177 ... I went out Staff of Tom DeLay. 1325 01:08:03,214 --> 01:08:05,546 And Scanlon est ... you know ... 1326 01:08:05,583 --> 01:08:07,107 ... Experience as a sultn. " 1327 01:08:08,189 --> 01:08:09,918 A seller irresistible 1328 01:08:09,957 --> 01:08:12,289 Scanlon became the man Jack ... 1329 01:08:12,325 --> 01:08:16,955 ... Campaigns to sell policies of the tribes indgenas base. 1330 01:08:17,151 --> 01:08:20,917 What we have is a database of latest generation ... 1331 01:08:20,955 --> 01:08:23,287 ... A database base politics. 1332 01:08:23,323 --> 01:08:24,449 Say, for example ... 1333 01:08:24,491 --> 01:08:26,482 ... We had a problem with a particular senator. 1334 01:08:26,526 --> 01:08:29,691 Say you want to make sure someone does not win. 1335 01:08:29,729 --> 01:08:31,356 May not have enough to get our candidate ... 1336 01:08:31,397 --> 01:08:32,728 ... Secured enough votes to win ... 1337 01:08:32,964 --> 01:08:37,531 ... But we can certainly prevent someone elected. 1338 01:08:41,205 --> 01:08:43,969 Policy of Scanlon's work paid off. 1339 01:08:44,007 --> 01:08:46,669 Only a couple of years after leaving DeLay's office, 1340 01:08:46,709 --> 01:08:48,973 Scanlon flying private planes ... 1341 01:08:49,011 --> 01:08:51,445 ... Europeans were dressed in costume as ... 1342 01:08:51,480 --> 01:08:54,278 Adquirams ... and $ 20 million in real estate ... 1343 01:08:54,315 --> 01:08:57,478 ... Including a large residence in Rehoboth Beach ... 1344 01:08:57,618 --> 01:09:01,079 ... That belonged to the Dupont bean. 1345 01:09:01,361 --> 01:09:06,094 This beach town also was the site of the greatest invention of Scanlon: 1346 01:09:06,131 --> 01:09:08,593 A committee of experts called AIC 1347 01:09:08,634 --> 01:09:11,296 DGamer how all this started, Mr. Grosh. 1348 01:09:11,336 --> 01:09:13,361 You was a friend of Mr. Scanlon or? 1349 01:09:13,404 --> 01:09:15,497 S, I know Mr. Scanlon ... 1350 01:09:15,539 --> 01:09:17,973 go ... since he was 14 years. 1351 01:09:18,008 --> 01:09:19,373 And I understand that background ... 1352 01:09:19,409 --> 01:09:22,845 ... Are very honorable, as a lifeguard. 1353 01:09:22,878 --> 01:09:24,140 - Right? - Among other things. 1354 01:09:25,147 --> 01:09:27,547 THE COMPANY OF LIFELINE 1355 01:09:27,582 --> 01:09:29,413 Scanlon, something that surprised ... 1356 01:09:29,551 --> 01:09:32,213 ... Tena muchsimo money working with Abramoff ... 1357 01:09:32,352 --> 01:09:34,017 ... But still ... 1358 01:09:34,054 --> 01:09:36,215 Even during the scandal ... 1359 01:09:36,256 --> 01:09:37,353 ... In the summer of 2004 ... 1360 01:09:37,390 --> 01:09:39,358 Continue working in Rehoboth Beach lifeguards. 1361 01:09:39,392 --> 01:09:41,553 He loved being a lifeguard. 1362 01:09:43,729 --> 01:09:46,996 His full name is Michael Patrick Scanlon Shawn 1363 01:09:47,031 --> 01:09:48,589 Or Michael PS Scanlon, 1364 01:09:48,633 --> 01:09:52,091 "PS" means "pure sexy." 1365 01:09:52,136 --> 01:09:54,971 Scanlon, ready to go? 1366 01:09:55,005 --> 01:09:57,064 All you, man. 1367 01:10:05,480 --> 01:10:08,938 Mr. Grosh, you were appointed director of the AIC 1368 01:10:08,982 --> 01:10:11,542 And what happened? l sb faced him so? 1369 01:10:11,585 --> 01:10:14,315 - By phone. - And you say? 1370 01:10:14,656 --> 01:10:18,353 "You want to be at the forefront of international Corporacion?" 1371 01:10:20,561 --> 01:10:22,653 And I re. 1372 01:10:22,897 --> 01:10:24,658 And I said, "Okay ... 1373 01:10:25,384 --> 01:10:28,247 ... What is needed? What I have to do? " 1374 01:10:28,287 --> 01:10:31,586 And answered: "Basically, nothing." 1375 01:10:31,623 --> 01:10:34,315 As I said, "Well, sure." And so was the beginning. 1376 01:10:34,359 --> 01:10:36,725 Was surprised when all this ... 1377 01:10:36,760 --> 01:10:39,624 began to uncover information that you was director ... 1378 01:10:39,862 --> 01:10:43,020 ... An internationally respected expert committee? 1379 01:10:43,066 --> 01:10:45,596 I'm not qualified to run a refrigerator ... 1380 01:10:45,634 --> 01:10:47,426 ... Let alone a committee of international experts. 1381 01:10:49,972 --> 01:10:53,032 "Based in sunny Rehoboth Beach, Delaware ... 1382 01:10:53,074 --> 01:10:56,908 ... AIC staff used technology of XXI century 1383 01:10:56,943 --> 01:10:58,774 ydcadas of experience ... 1384 01:10:58,812 --> 01:11:00,807 ... To make the world a more small. 1385 01:11:00,847 --> 01:11:02,712 American International Center, AIC 1386 01:11:02,748 --> 01:11:04,807 is a researcher Foundation POLICIES public "... 1387 01:11:04,850 --> 01:11:06,442 "That was launched in early 2001. 1388 01:11:06,484 --> 01:11:08,679 The website of American International ... 1389 01:11:08,720 --> 01:11:11,086 ... Describe the mission with great terms: 1390 01:11:11,122 --> 01:11:12,953 'Est AIC determined to influence ... 1391 01:11:12,990 --> 01:11:16,255 ... Global paradigms in an increasingly more complex. 1392 01:11:16,293 --> 01:11:21,526 In summary, the AIC rene to great minds from around the world '. " 1393 01:11:21,564 --> 01:11:24,362 What I can say "I feel flattered. 1394 01:11:27,002 --> 01:11:29,300 AIC HACA Qu? 1395 01:11:29,336 --> 01:11:30,826 The whole time I was involved ... 1396 01:11:30,871 --> 01:11:33,999 ... Rented the first floor of a house ... 1397 01:11:34,040 --> 01:11:37,009 ... And install a computer. 1398 01:11:37,043 --> 01:11:38,410 His office was ... 1399 01:11:38,444 --> 01:11:40,505 ... In the lower floor of the house where I live. 1400 01:11:40,546 --> 01:11:43,310 Something does not seem very good about it. 1401 01:11:43,348 --> 01:11:44,474 When I discovered, first ... 1402 01:11:44,515 --> 01:11:47,951 ... Involving the game and indgenas ... 1403 01:11:47,986 --> 01:11:50,477 ... All the same I knew that something will cause problems. 1404 01:11:50,620 --> 01:11:52,784 Open an account for Make all checks payable to: 1405 01:11:52,823 --> 01:11:55,986 American International Center. American International Center 1406 01:11:56,025 --> 01:11:58,259 And the figure ... I do not ... 1407 01:11:58,394 --> 01:12:01,022 S it was a six-figure amount, not very high, and that ... 1408 01:12:02,230 --> 01:12:03,857 I never had seen a check in my life as ... 1409 01:12:03,899 --> 01:12:06,060 ... So that ... really scared me. 1410 01:12:06,200 --> 01:12:08,125 Of where is this money? 1411 01:12:08,168 --> 01:12:09,795 Y. .. 1412 01:12:09,836 --> 01:12:11,497 ... In such quantity. 1413 01:12:11,838 --> 01:12:14,898 Part of the money came from casinos indgenas ... 1414 01:12:14,941 --> 01:12:16,800 ... And Ralph Reed would ... 1415 01:12:16,842 --> 01:12:20,369 ... To hide the fact that the punters will pay. 1416 01:12:20,411 --> 01:12:22,743 Other money came from other countries ... 1417 01:12:22,780 --> 01:12:26,614 ... And went to Abramoff's firm, Greenberg Traurig. 1418 01:12:26,650 --> 01:12:29,949 There were signals, it seems, at first, that bean problems. 1419 01:12:29,986 --> 01:12:31,851 And one of the first things was when I enter 1420 01:12:31,887 --> 01:12:34,549 habamos added that a new customer ... 1421 01:12:34,590 --> 01:12:36,683 ... It was this committee of experts ... 1422 01:12:36,724 --> 01:12:39,693 ... I was in the East Coast ... 1423 01:12:39,727 --> 01:12:42,287 ... Which was directed by a lifeguard. 1424 01:12:42,329 --> 01:12:43,853 At that time, I knew. 1425 01:12:43,897 --> 01:12:45,694 And then suddenly I realized ... 1426 01:12:45,732 --> 01:12:47,290 ... That was not the customer. 1427 01:12:47,333 --> 01:12:49,324 The client was in fact ... 1428 01:12:49,368 --> 01:12:51,168 ... The government of Malaysia. 1429 01:12:51,303 --> 01:12:54,295 Tratbamos to hide something? Certainly think so. 1430 01:12:55,540 --> 01:12:59,174 Today the Jews rule the world by proxy. 1431 01:12:59,309 --> 01:13:01,507 They get others to fight Prime Minister of Malaysia ... 1432 01:13:01,545 --> 01:13:03,604 ... And die for them. 1433 01:13:03,646 --> 01:13:07,810 The Malaysian government tena an image problem. 1434 01:13:07,850 --> 01:13:11,308 The Malaysians were very interested in hiring. 1435 01:13:11,353 --> 01:13:14,220 The ambassador was a friend of mine and asked me ideas. 1436 01:13:14,255 --> 01:13:16,917 He said they were talking to some companies ... 1437 01:13:16,957 --> 01:13:19,858 ... And I told him Jack. Costume Ambassador Greenberg Traurig. 1438 01:13:19,893 --> 01:13:23,385 We had many meetings. And eventually ... 1439 01:13:23,430 --> 01:13:26,092 ... That became a contract with Malaysia ... 1440 01:13:26,131 --> 01:13:29,394 ... To be represented by Greenberg Traurig, and Jack. 1441 01:13:29,533 --> 01:13:32,530 By law, we assume that Jack and Greenberg Traurig ... 1442 01:13:32,570 --> 01:13:36,131 ... To register as lobbyists for a foreign government ... 1443 01:13:36,173 --> 01:13:39,040 ... But Jack find a way to avoid it. 1444 01:13:41,410 --> 01:13:45,574 Malaysians sent money home to AIC in Rehoboth. 1445 01:13:45,613 --> 01:13:49,208 Dave Grosh then sent the money to Greenberg Traurig. 1446 01:13:49,250 --> 01:13:52,947 The PURPOSE? Getting a meeting with President Bush. 1447 01:13:52,986 --> 01:13:54,977 The ambassador then one question: 1448 01:13:55,022 --> 01:13:58,480 "Widespread get the invitation to the Prime Minister?" 1449 01:13:58,524 --> 01:14:00,549 And I respond: "Well djem ask Jack." 1450 01:14:00,593 --> 01:14:01,890 And Jack responds: "We worked on it." 1451 01:14:01,927 --> 01:14:06,057 Jack worked on it Through his former secretary, Susan Ralston ... 1452 01:14:06,098 --> 01:14:10,762 ... That became a special assistant to the President under Karl Rove. 1453 01:14:10,801 --> 01:14:13,736 Susan worked for Jack for over two years ... 1454 01:14:13,770 --> 01:14:16,568 ... And so, when he came to the White House ... 1455 01:14:16,606 --> 01:14:18,096 ... Of course it was a great help. 1456 01:14:18,140 --> 01:14:21,598 On one occasion, was sitting with Jack ... 1457 01:14:21,643 --> 01:14:24,976 ... And he received a call. 1458 01:14:25,012 --> 01:14:29,574 He said: "It's Karl.'s Karl Rove." 1459 01:14:29,616 --> 01:14:31,709 And he said a few words. 1460 01:14:31,752 --> 01:14:32,980 I hung up and said: 1461 01:14:33,018 --> 01:14:34,815 "Call the ambassador, got the invitation." 1462 01:14:35,054 --> 01:14:39,553 I'm pretty sure that this visit will be very fructfera. Thanks. 1463 01:14:39,591 --> 01:14:40,683 I too. Thanks. 1464 01:14:40,725 --> 01:14:44,183 The signing of Jack received $ 1 million from Malaysia ... 1465 01:14:44,228 --> 01:14:47,755 ... Be delivered to the President of the United States. 1466 01:14:47,798 --> 01:14:50,164 Jack delivers hundreds of thousands of dollars ... 1467 01:14:50,199 --> 01:14:53,259 ... Campaign cash to the President. 1468 01:14:53,302 --> 01:14:55,236 That made him a welcome visitor at the White House ... 1469 01:14:55,270 --> 01:14:59,730 ... As confirmed these photocopies written ... 1470 01:14:59,774 --> 01:15:01,799 ... Delivered by the Bush administration ... 1471 01:15:01,842 --> 01:15:03,767 ... By court order. 1472 01:15:07,814 --> 01:15:10,915 PREPARE AVIN, CAIRO 1473 01:15:12,284 --> 01:15:16,050 "Prepare the plane, honey, we're going to El Paso." 1474 01:15:16,087 --> 01:15:18,647 "Prepare the plane, honey, we're going to El Paso." 1475 01:15:18,689 --> 01:15:21,658 That refers to quiz ... 1476 01:15:21,691 --> 01:15:25,787 ... The campaamscnica involving the tribes involved. 1477 01:15:26,328 --> 01:15:29,220 Jack gave him a code name to the intrigue: 1478 01:15:29,265 --> 01:15:31,199 "Operacin Open." 1479 01:15:31,232 --> 01:15:33,894 l planned to sell its services to a tribe of Texas ... 1480 01:15:33,935 --> 01:15:36,062 ... Whose casino had just closed. 1481 01:15:36,104 --> 01:15:38,368 DEJA TIGUAN CASINO PROFITS TO 450 EMPLOYEES 1482 01:15:40,786 --> 01:15:42,413 Soon afterwards to close the casino ... 1483 01:15:42,453 --> 01:15:44,614 ... Jack Abramoff and Mike Scanlon appeared. 1484 01:15:44,655 --> 01:15:46,079 It was as if we were ledo mind. 1485 01:15:46,124 --> 01:15:48,385 Saban ycmo do exactly what to do. 1486 01:15:50,393 --> 01:15:53,055 Lieutenant Governor Carlos Hisa was freshly selected ... 1487 01:15:53,095 --> 01:15:55,928 ... Of the Tigua tribe of El Paso, Texas. 1488 01:15:56,165 --> 01:15:58,795 He was the man designated to work with Jack Abramoff ... 1489 01:15:58,833 --> 01:16:01,529 ... To try to reopen the casino of the tribe's Speaking Rock ... 1490 01:16:01,569 --> 01:16:06,097 ... That Bean was closed by a state campaign antijuego. 1491 01:16:06,639 --> 01:16:08,369 Before its closure ... 1492 01:16:08,407 --> 01:16:11,843 ... The bean casino generated $ 60 million a year in revenue ... 1493 01:16:11,878 --> 01:16:15,780 ... That Habanos helped lift the tribe out of poverty. 1494 01:16:15,814 --> 01:16:17,406 Everyone has an nterpretation ... 1495 01:16:17,449 --> 01:16:19,610 ... We receive this money and we are rich ... 1496 01:16:19,650 --> 01:16:21,447 ... But the money we receive from the game ... 1497 01:16:21,485 --> 01:16:23,544 ... Is only to provide Basic Services for our people ... 1498 01:16:23,587 --> 01:16:25,680 with respect to housing, educacin ... 1499 01:16:25,722 --> 01:16:27,451 ... And PUBLIC HEALTH. 1500 01:16:28,925 --> 01:16:30,620 The plight of the Tigua, 1501 01:16:30,659 --> 01:16:32,650 Abramoff saw an opportunity ... 1502 01:16:32,694 --> 01:16:37,063 a new client indgena desperate need for help with politics. 1503 01:16:37,098 --> 01:16:39,990 In a term of three months paid $ 4.2 million? 1504 01:16:40,034 --> 01:16:43,034 - S. - did not seem 1505 01:16:43,069 --> 01:16:45,936 ridiculously exorbitant? 1506 01:16:45,971 --> 01:16:49,771 No. We explained that the money needed to be paid ... 1507 01:16:49,808 --> 01:16:51,833 ... So that our efforts could continue y. .. 1508 01:16:51,876 --> 01:16:53,537 it was my first year as lieutenant governor. 1509 01:16:53,578 --> 01:16:56,240 Tena no idea of how everything worked in Washington ... 1510 01:16:56,280 --> 01:16:57,872 ... And Abramoff, as the expert ... 1511 01:16:57,915 --> 01:16:59,906 ... Said: "As is done all the time. 1512 01:16:59,950 --> 01:17:01,884 As things are done in Washington. " 1513 01:17:03,586 --> 01:17:05,884 What the Tigua did not know was that Jack Abramoff ... 1514 01:17:05,922 --> 01:17:09,653 ... Bean bean was the one who helped to close in the first place. 1515 01:17:09,691 --> 01:17:12,216 Indgena paid for the game in Louisiana ... 1516 01:17:12,259 --> 01:17:15,057 ... To close the casino of another tribe in Houston 1517 01:17:15,095 --> 01:17:17,825 Jack and Ralph Reed deceived religious groups ... 1518 01:17:17,864 --> 01:17:21,823 ... To mount an attack antijuego media throughout Texas. 1519 01:17:21,868 --> 01:17:24,132 Game lobbyists in Austin trying to legalize ... 1520 01:17:24,169 --> 01:17:26,694 I call on behalf of Citizens Against Game. 1521 01:17:26,738 --> 01:17:28,763 The Tigua were c llateral damages. 1522 01:17:31,542 --> 01:17:35,569 The amount of bean oposicin that religious groups ... 1523 01:17:35,612 --> 01:17:38,672 ... The Christian Coalition and others who tried to shut us down ... 1524 01:17:38,714 --> 01:17:40,204 ... It was huge. 1525 01:17:40,249 --> 01:17:42,342 And they were successful. 1526 01:17:43,351 --> 01:17:47,717 I deeply resent the accusation that closing the Tigua casino. 1527 01:17:47,755 --> 01:17:49,780 I do not cerr ms, frankly ... 1528 01:17:49,823 --> 01:17:54,021 ... Anyone else involved in the effort in Texas to achieve it ... 1529 01:17:54,060 --> 01:17:56,051 ... Including the governor and attorney general. 1530 01:17:56,095 --> 01:18:00,327 When Attorney General John Cornyn order closing the Tigua casino ... 1531 01:18:00,365 --> 01:18:03,766 ... Abramoff sent him a campaign contribution will of "well done". 1532 01:18:08,105 --> 01:18:11,541 Texas Dej it clear tonight that we need a new administration ... 1533 01:18:11,574 --> 01:18:14,008 ... In the U.S. Senate. UU. 1534 01:18:14,043 --> 01:18:16,102 Although Jack and Ralph Reed supporters ... 1535 01:18:16,144 --> 01:18:18,203 ... Closing the Tigua casino in the hands of Cornyn 1536 01:18:18,246 --> 01:18:21,647 Jack told the tribe that indignant. 1537 01:18:21,682 --> 01:18:25,618 To correct a wrong, Jack pruning not support taking money for s. .. 1538 01:18:25,652 --> 01:18:27,847 Scanlon ... but will have to pay. 1539 01:18:29,255 --> 01:18:31,587 Using the scam of "give me five" 1540 01:18:31,623 --> 01:18:36,651 Scanlon secretly shall be shared nearly $ 4 million with Jack. 1541 01:18:36,694 --> 01:18:39,128 In a term of three years, Abramoff and Scanlon ... 1542 01:18:39,163 --> 01:18:41,256 Haban ... they billed the tribes $ 82 million. 1543 01:18:46,703 --> 01:18:49,069 Several dissident members began asking questions ... 1544 01:18:49,105 --> 01:18:51,266 ... About anger adnde money. 1545 01:18:51,407 --> 01:18:55,767 In Indian Territory, I have seen many swindlers in history. 1546 01:18:55,810 --> 01:18:58,677 Tenan few of them so skillfully as Mr. Abramoff and Scanlon. 1547 01:18:58,712 --> 01:19:00,976 These DC were hired lobbyists ... 1548 01:19:01,015 --> 01:19:04,348 ... And very soon came the theft of tribal treasure. 1549 01:19:04,384 --> 01:19:06,249 For when completed in 2004 ... 1550 01:19:06,285 --> 01:19:09,379 ... The bean tribe spent about $ 36 million. 1551 01:19:09,421 --> 01:19:11,514 INDIAN FIGHTS 1552 01:19:21,898 --> 01:19:25,664 David Sickey est in the Coushatta tribal council of Louisiana. 1553 01:19:30,905 --> 01:19:34,739 By monitoring the operations of a casino of $ 300 million 1554 01:19:34,775 --> 01:19:37,938 Sickey came to power as a result of its investigation ... 1555 01:19:37,978 --> 01:19:41,607 ... Of the tribe's dealings with Jack Abramoff. 1556 01:19:41,647 --> 01:19:45,105 In reviewing secret documents tribal 1557 01:19:45,150 --> 01:19:47,015 Sickey discovered that Abramoff ... 1558 01:19:47,052 --> 01:19:51,079 ... Bean convinced the tribe to spend nearly $ 35 million ... 1559 01:19:51,121 --> 01:19:53,589 ... Lobbying and payments to politicians. 1560 01:19:54,858 --> 01:19:57,383 Saban them half that I was sniffing ... 1561 01:19:57,427 --> 01:20:00,726 he drew secret documents and copies ... 1562 01:20:00,763 --> 01:20:03,231 Invoicing, records, canceled checks ... 1563 01:20:03,265 --> 01:20:05,859 ... Anything having to do with Jack. 1564 01:20:05,901 --> 01:20:08,631 To try to understand what happens, 1565 01:20:08,669 --> 01:20:10,603 Sickey began to share information ... 1566 01:20:10,638 --> 01:20:12,572 ... With dissident members of other tribes ... 1567 01:20:12,605 --> 01:20:14,539 ... And a lobbyist indgena, 1568 01:20:14,574 --> 01:20:16,098 Tom Rodgers. 1569 01:20:16,142 --> 01:20:18,201 And proceeded to exchange information ... 1570 01:20:18,243 --> 01:20:22,077 ... For example, Bernie Sprague with the Saginaw Chippewa ... 1571 01:20:22,113 --> 01:20:25,014 ... Told me that checks sent a. .. 1572 01:20:25,049 --> 01:20:27,517 ... 611 Pennsylvania Ave. 1573 01:20:27,751 --> 01:20:31,282 And l think that was a huge office building. 1574 01:20:31,321 --> 01:20:35,849 I said, "Bernie, packaging million dollars to a store." 1575 01:20:35,891 --> 01:20:37,722 Tom a picture and sent it. 1576 01:20:37,760 --> 01:20:39,523 And the same with David. 1577 01:20:39,561 --> 01:20:41,552 They sent me all your bills. 1578 01:20:41,596 --> 01:20:43,894 "Enven all funds." Enven $ 1.8 million. " 1579 01:20:43,931 --> 01:20:45,489 Here is a perfect example ... 1580 01:20:45,532 --> 01:20:47,866 ... Of invoices sent to the tribe. 1581 01:20:48,001 --> 01:20:50,265 It's a $ 3 million ... 1582 01:20:50,303 --> 01:20:53,966 ... For "professional services", whatever. 1583 01:20:54,005 --> 01:20:56,530 When the dissidents began to understand what happens ... 1584 01:20:56,575 --> 01:20:59,772 ... They began to leak information to a local journalist. 1585 01:20:59,810 --> 01:21:01,539 That made me feel good ... 1586 01:21:01,579 --> 01:21:04,878 ... Because only field I am a journalist here in Louisiana. 1587 01:21:04,914 --> 01:21:08,475 And I try to compete with journalists from city ... 1588 01:21:08,518 --> 01:21:10,315 ... I really have great sources. 1589 01:21:10,352 --> 01:21:13,947 It is very rare to get any internal documents of the tribe ... 1590 01:21:13,989 --> 01:21:16,150 ... And much more than the leaders tribal ... 1591 01:21:16,190 --> 01:21:18,590 ... Deliver these documents voluntarily. 1592 01:21:18,626 --> 01:21:20,992 Haba Democrat checks, purchase orders Coushatta 1593 01:21:21,027 --> 01:21:23,359 but most of the money went to fund important Republicans ... 1594 01:21:23,396 --> 01:21:25,023 ... With mysterious names: 1595 01:21:25,065 --> 01:21:27,397 "Committee for the preservation of the Capitalism ... 1596 01:21:27,433 --> 01:21:30,129 ... "EE Fund. UU. Free Market" 1597 01:21:30,169 --> 01:21:32,103 "CREA" ... 1598 01:21:32,137 --> 01:21:35,937 ... And Tom DeLay funds ... "ARMPAC" and "TRMPAC." 1599 01:21:35,974 --> 01:21:39,535 What possible influence may have the Coushatta of Louisiana ... 1600 01:21:39,576 --> 01:21:43,103 ... By sending money to people in states like Wyoming ... 1601 01:21:43,146 --> 01:21:46,638 ... Such as Nevada and places? 1602 01:21:46,682 --> 01:21:50,083 Culture may be the possible connection? 1603 01:21:50,118 --> 01:21:52,678 Then the connection was always Jack Abramoff. 1604 01:21:52,720 --> 01:21:54,779 Jack ordered, and the checks are sent. 1605 01:21:54,822 --> 01:21:56,221 Senior Director overnment Affairs 1606 01:21:58,057 --> 01:21:59,149 PATH tears 1607 01:21:59,192 --> 01:22:00,750 Mr. Abramoff ... 1608 01:22:00,793 --> 01:22:03,057 ... PNGase standing. 1609 01:22:03,095 --> 01:22:05,529 Raise your right hand and repeat AFTER m: 1610 01:22:05,564 --> 01:22:07,657 "I do solemnly swear that the testimony you give today ... 1611 01:22:07,699 --> 01:22:08,893 ... Be the truth, the whole truth ... 1612 01:22:08,933 --> 01:22:11,663 ... And nothing but the truth, with God's help. " 1613 01:22:11,702 --> 01:22:13,192 - I swear. - A little more safe, please. 1614 01:22:13,236 --> 01:22:14,362 I swear. 1615 01:22:14,404 --> 01:22:17,430 Greenberg Traurig delivers all emails to Jack Abramoff ... 1616 01:22:17,474 --> 01:22:19,669 ... The Commission indgenas Senate affairs. 1617 01:22:19,708 --> 01:22:21,107 But the audience did comisinslo ... 1618 01:22:21,143 --> 01:22:23,941 ... A small fraction of those emails ... 1619 01:22:23,978 --> 01:22:26,811 ... Avoiding politicians involving the Republicans ... 1620 01:22:26,848 --> 01:22:30,978 ... And regodendose, however, salacious examples Abramoff team. 1621 01:22:31,018 --> 01:22:33,043 I want to ask about some of their emails. 1622 01:22:33,086 --> 01:22:35,020 On 9 July 2002 1623 01:22:35,054 --> 01:22:36,544 You sent an email to Mr. Scanlon ... 1624 01:22:36,589 --> 01:22:38,079 ... That some of its customers referaa ... 1625 01:22:38,124 --> 01:22:39,819 Permtame lersel. 1626 01:22:39,858 --> 01:22:42,326 "I ESTs" j "? Hate those" p "boy scouts. 1627 01:22:42,360 --> 01:22:43,918 Qu imbciles sleeve. " 1628 01:22:43,962 --> 01:22:45,554 You referred to all customers ... 1629 01:22:45,596 --> 01:22:48,463 ... With the same kind of terminology that the indgenas us? 1630 01:22:48,499 --> 01:22:51,730 Ms I have no choice but to take me to my constitutional privileges ... 1631 01:22:51,768 --> 01:22:53,736 ... From having to testify. 1632 01:22:53,770 --> 01:22:55,465 I hope that at some point soon ... 1633 01:22:55,505 --> 01:22:58,497 ... You can do in order to present all the facts. 1634 01:22:58,540 --> 01:23:00,064 Jack Abramoff loved the email. 1635 01:23:00,108 --> 01:23:03,509 If everyone in the U.S.. UU. should learn something about Jack Abramoff ... 1636 01:23:03,544 --> 01:23:05,307 ... Is "not put all this in writing." 1637 01:23:05,346 --> 01:23:07,337 Coushatta voters approve ... 1638 01:23:07,380 --> 01:23:11,339 "Estn ready to extract more, and we have to see how. 1639 01:23:11,384 --> 01:23:14,285 We can meet tomorrow? " 1640 01:23:14,320 --> 01:23:16,584 "Coushatta be facilsimo. 1641 01:23:16,622 --> 01:23:18,715 Your part is at least $ 800 thousand. " 1642 01:23:18,756 --> 01:23:20,587 "How I can say this with enough exuberance? 1643 01:23:20,625 --> 01:23:22,286 You are the best. " 1644 01:23:22,326 --> 01:23:24,419 Could not believe ... 1645 01:23:24,461 --> 01:23:26,292 ... To speak of this email. 1646 01:23:26,330 --> 01:23:30,198 I can not believe something as exchanging emails. 1647 01:23:30,233 --> 01:23:32,997 Posted by Da / Sandia Council use the excuse of Scanlon because ... 1648 01:23:33,034 --> 01:23:36,868 ... "They are stingy bastards who will not pay our fees. 1649 01:23:36,905 --> 01:23:38,600 I say die and we're going to get you ... 1650 01:23:38,639 --> 01:23:41,267 ... A different tribe that appreciates hard work. " 1651 01:23:41,308 --> 01:23:43,435 It is page after page after page. 1652 01:23:44,510 --> 01:23:46,876 His mouth dropped open. Do not believe pruning. 1653 01:23:46,913 --> 01:23:48,904 A: Abramoff Topic: Sandia 1654 01:23:48,947 --> 01:23:50,175 "2.75 are coins. 1655 01:23:50,215 --> 01:23:51,910 In what pensbamos hell? " 1656 01:23:51,950 --> 01:23:53,975 Depending on their emails, you and Mr. Scanlon ... 1657 01:23:54,018 --> 01:23:55,952 ... You refer to tribes as "imbciles" ... 1658 01:23:55,987 --> 01:23:57,648 ... "Estupidiotas", "monkeys" ... 1659 01:23:57,688 --> 01:24:00,020 ... "Damn troglodytes" ... what you defined ... 1660 01:24:00,056 --> 01:24:01,853 ... As a lower form of existence, and losers. 1661 01:24:01,891 --> 01:24:04,257 "I hate those fucking ingrates. 1662 01:24:04,294 --> 01:24:06,728 I told the Cherokee to meet the money ... 1663 01:24:06,762 --> 01:24:09,424 ... Or get ready for another trail of tears. " 1664 01:24:13,534 --> 01:24:16,469 "When the upcoming shipment, another 350 ... 1665 01:24:16,503 --> 01:24:19,233 ... But that's not all. There will be more when it's all over. " 1666 01:24:19,273 --> 01:24:23,266 You dicindole replied: "I want all their money." 1667 01:24:23,309 --> 01:24:24,901 The money of who is referred to? 1668 01:24:24,944 --> 01:24:27,469 Senator, on the advice of my attorney, Indgenas Affairs Commission ... 1669 01:24:27,512 --> 01:24:30,606 ... I must decline to answer that question based on the Fifth Amendment. 1670 01:24:30,649 --> 01:24:33,311 "Hopefully these gross Tigua were more intelligent ... 1671 01:24:33,350 --> 01:24:35,750 ... Contributions in politics. 1672 01:24:35,786 --> 01:24:38,880 I would love to get your hands on that money. " 1673 01:24:38,921 --> 01:24:41,549 "Oh, well, the stupid are eliminated." 1674 01:24:41,590 --> 01:24:43,524 "The stupid are eliminated" ... 1675 01:24:43,558 --> 01:24:45,549 That means that we were stupid to contribute ... 1676 01:24:45,594 --> 01:24:47,755 ... The Democrats and not Republicans ... 1677 01:24:47,795 --> 01:24:49,695 ... And that's why our casino doors closed. 1678 01:24:49,730 --> 01:24:52,426 There are a stack of potential opportunities. 1679 01:24:52,465 --> 01:24:53,989 There are 27 tribes ... 1680 01:24:54,034 --> 01:24:55,899 ... Who earn more than $ 100 million a year. 1681 01:24:55,935 --> 01:24:58,199 He was interested to help poor tribes ... 1682 01:24:58,237 --> 01:24:59,727 ... Oslo to the rich? 1683 01:24:59,772 --> 01:25:04,038 Lord, today I may also be hundreds or thousands of questions, I guess ... 1684 01:25:04,075 --> 01:25:06,942 ... But for every one I respectfully invoke ... 1685 01:25:06,978 --> 01:25:09,572 ... The privileges mentioned earlier. 1686 01:25:09,613 --> 01:25:12,878 In an email to Mr. Scanlon dated December 7, 2002 ... 1687 01:25:12,916 --> 01:25:14,645 Permtame lersel to refresh her memory. 1688 01:25:14,684 --> 01:25:17,619 Unable to say anything more than a rehearsed lines ... 1689 01:25:17,653 --> 01:25:20,087 ... Former film producer is caught ... 1690 01:25:20,121 --> 01:25:22,112 ... In the film of another person ... 1691 01:25:22,157 --> 01:25:24,489 ... In the perfect villain's role. 1692 01:25:24,525 --> 01:25:27,790 "Asegrate to bill your hours like crazy. 1693 01:25:27,828 --> 01:25:31,730 Almost no one else I est. billing an, as there is plenty of room. " 1694 01:25:31,764 --> 01:25:33,789 "I check. I need that bonus ... 1695 01:25:33,833 --> 01:25:36,563 ... To buy a new Cadillac. " 1696 01:25:37,703 --> 01:25:40,729 For 400 years, people have been cheating Indians in this country ... 1697 01:25:40,771 --> 01:25:43,239 ... So you are not the first, Mr. Scanlon. 1698 01:25:43,274 --> 01:25:45,265 Slo is a shame that in this enlightened age 1699 01:25:45,308 --> 01:25:47,173 You will have added a new dimension ... 1700 01:25:47,210 --> 01:25:50,543 ... A shameful legacy of what the indgenas pas les U.S.. UU. 1701 01:25:50,579 --> 01:25:52,069 You are the problem, buddy. 1702 01:25:55,084 --> 01:25:58,815 It was a good scene, but lacked some key dialog. 1703 01:25:58,853 --> 01:26:02,016 Ben Nighthorse Campbell bean accepted more than $ 20,000 in checks ... 1704 01:26:02,055 --> 01:26:04,080 ... Of mismsimo Abramoff. 1705 01:26:06,525 --> 01:26:08,493 With an eye on his presidential campaign ... 1706 01:26:08,527 --> 01:26:11,587 McCain ... the Commission refrains from following the money trail to the political. 1707 01:26:11,629 --> 01:26:13,654 In a meeting behind closed doors 1708 01:26:13,698 --> 01:26:15,757 McCain assured the Senate Republicans ... 1709 01:26:15,800 --> 01:26:19,327 ... That the Commission failed to investigate his conduct. 1710 01:26:21,338 --> 01:26:22,566 A PURPOSE OF NOTHING 1711 01:26:22,605 --> 01:26:25,472 Haba once three kings. 1712 01:26:25,508 --> 01:26:27,738 The first went to Atlantic City ... 1713 01:26:27,776 --> 01:26:30,210 ... But the action was very cold. 1714 01:26:30,245 --> 01:26:32,338 The second went to Las Vegas ... 1715 01:26:32,381 --> 01:26:34,144 ... But the action was too hot. 1716 01:26:34,181 --> 01:26:36,672 The last king was to SunCruz ... 1717 01:26:36,717 --> 01:26:39,709 ... Where all new betting action was perfect. 1718 01:26:39,753 --> 01:26:42,313 SunCruz Casinos New Ways to Win 1719 01:26:42,355 --> 01:26:45,017 Was SunCruz fleet of gambling boats ... 1720 01:26:45,057 --> 01:26:47,457 ... That interested Jack as a way to invest ... 1721 01:26:47,493 --> 01:26:49,825 ... All that he had learned the game indgena. 1722 01:26:51,028 --> 01:26:53,496 SunCruz was one of many ideas. 1723 01:26:53,531 --> 01:26:55,362 Jack wanted to create a platform. 1724 01:26:55,399 --> 01:26:58,095 And then, travs Jack's contacts around the world ... 1725 01:26:58,135 --> 01:27:00,831 ... Also we were to extend the side of the game ... 1726 01:27:00,870 --> 01:27:03,532 ... Either the game travs domestics to tribal ... 1727 01:27:03,572 --> 01:27:06,803 ... Or internationally in the Mariana Islands and Guam ... 1728 01:27:06,841 --> 01:27:08,308 ... Especially Saipan. Casino floating on its way to Saipan 1729 01:27:08,343 --> 01:27:10,470 The sky was the limit. 1730 01:27:10,911 --> 01:27:12,843 Adam Kidan met Jack ... 1731 01:27:12,880 --> 01:27:15,246 on a weekly Republican radio show in college. 1732 01:27:16,315 --> 01:27:18,442 As an entrepreneur, ascended Kidan 1733 01:27:18,484 --> 01:27:20,611 the business of bagels in New York ruled by the mafia ... 1734 01:27:20,652 --> 01:27:23,712 ... To sit on top of m ttresses-for-Telephone. 1735 01:27:23,755 --> 01:27:25,746 Hi, I'm Adam Kidan ... 1736 01:27:25,790 --> 01:27:27,724 ... President of its matt esses-for-local Telephone. 1737 01:27:27,758 --> 01:27:29,521 Mattresses-by-Telephone. 1738 01:27:29,560 --> 01:27:31,528 As was like Jack Bean discovered that I returned to DC 1739 01:27:31,561 --> 01:27:33,995 Oy was driving and a commercial radio ... 1740 01:27:34,030 --> 01:27:35,691 ... For 1-800-mattress. 1741 01:27:35,732 --> 01:27:36,892 - What ESTs watching? - Close the door? 1742 01:27:36,932 --> 01:27:39,298 You can close the big mouth? 1743 01:27:39,334 --> 01:27:41,825 I feel I have to do this pellet with the wife. 1744 01:27:41,869 --> 01:27:43,166 Come muvanse. Muvanse, muvanse. 1745 01:27:43,204 --> 01:27:45,900 This is good. It's really good. I hibernate for eight months. 1746 01:27:46,907 --> 01:27:48,875 Telephone mattresses-for-all They're always 1747 01:27:50,177 --> 01:27:52,839 The opportunity arrived for Kidan and Abramoff ... 1748 01:27:52,878 --> 01:27:55,904 ... When the U.S. government forces the Greek owner of SunCruz ... 1749 01:27:55,948 --> 01:27:59,975 ... To sell its fleet not a U.S. citizen. 1750 01:28:00,018 --> 01:28:01,952 The SunCruz casino owner Gus Boulis ... 1751 01:28:01,986 --> 01:28:04,614 ... Has struggled lately, ... 1752 01:28:04,655 --> 01:28:06,452 ... But Boulis is a shrewd businessman ... 1753 01:28:06,490 --> 01:28:08,549 ... Who is not known to give up. 1754 01:28:08,591 --> 01:28:10,821 Someone should challenge the business? 1755 01:28:10,860 --> 01:28:12,555 There is nothing to question. 1756 01:28:12,595 --> 01:28:15,325 We ... have ... It's going very well. 1757 01:28:15,363 --> 01:28:17,228 Almost too good to be true. 1758 01:28:18,699 --> 01:28:21,224 They had trouble dealing with Gus Boulis ... 1759 01:28:21,268 --> 01:28:22,860 ... Even before it closed the deal. 1760 01:28:22,903 --> 01:28:24,768 l wanted to be a consultant Former Journalist ... 1761 01:28:24,804 --> 01:28:28,501 ... And incorporated all these demands of the treatment last moment. 1762 01:28:28,541 --> 01:28:32,739 Scanlon then, by then working for Abramoff ... 1763 01:28:32,778 --> 01:28:35,542 ... Resorted to Bob Ney and made Bob Ney ... 1764 01:28:35,580 --> 01:28:38,071 ... Include something in the congressional record ... 1765 01:28:38,115 --> 01:28:41,009 ... Where basically denounced Gus Boulis. 1766 01:28:41,351 --> 01:28:43,242 When Neil Volz brought me ... 1767 01:28:43,286 --> 01:28:44,617 ... Consideration. I said, "What is this?" 1768 01:28:44,654 --> 01:28:46,622 He said, "It came from Mike Scanlon." 1769 01:28:46,655 --> 01:28:48,316 Neil asked: Deputy 1770 01:28:48,357 --> 01:28:50,723 "Cul is my ... my connection with this?" 1771 01:28:50,958 --> 01:28:54,194 Tena not necessarily much to do with our congressional district ... 1772 01:28:54,229 --> 01:28:56,697 ... But esperbamos reach Tom DeLay ... 1773 01:28:56,730 --> 01:29:00,359 ... To travs of certain people close to l that are lobbyists ... 1774 01:29:00,400 --> 01:29:03,460 ... To help them with their private interests. 1775 01:29:03,503 --> 01:29:05,334 And it was one of the first moments ... 1776 01:29:05,371 --> 01:29:08,670 ... Where you really feel that feeling in your stomach ... 1777 01:29:08,707 --> 01:29:10,698 ... As saying: "It s okay?" 1778 01:29:10,742 --> 01:29:12,300 And get on with it. 1779 01:29:14,178 --> 01:29:17,238 Then a congressman from Ohio complaint ... 1780 01:29:17,280 --> 01:29:19,373 ... A floating casino owner in Florida ... 1781 01:29:19,415 --> 01:29:21,610 ... By the way of anything, you know. 1782 01:29:21,651 --> 01:29:24,347 Neil am ms later he came back and said: 1783 01:29:24,386 --> 01:29:28,254 "Gus Boulis call our office absolutely furious." 1784 01:29:28,289 --> 01:29:30,086 The sea of fright. 1785 01:29:30,124 --> 01:29:33,389 Indeed it did. I really feel bad. 1786 01:29:33,426 --> 01:29:36,020 And I made the deal go ahead. 1787 01:29:36,062 --> 01:29:38,587 When they tried to close the deal ... 1788 01:29:38,631 --> 01:29:42,499 ... There was a very protracted negotiation with the bankers. 1789 01:29:42,535 --> 01:29:44,162 And amid all this, 1790 01:29:44,202 --> 01:29:47,228 Kidan and Abramoff have this banker ... 1791 01:29:47,272 --> 01:29:50,400 ... To Abramoff's private suite at FedEx Field ... 1792 01:29:50,440 --> 01:29:52,431 ... For the Redskins game. 1793 01:29:54,744 --> 01:29:57,440 And that night he tena to Tom DeLay in the suite. 1794 01:29:57,480 --> 01:30:00,074 DeLay was there and the bankers knew DeLay. 1795 01:30:00,115 --> 01:30:03,016 And I think obviously they were very impressed ... 1796 01:30:03,051 --> 01:30:06,350 ... And the deal is closed. 1797 01:30:06,387 --> 01:30:10,585 Are arranged to buy it for $ 147 million ... 1798 01:30:10,623 --> 01:30:13,649 ... And do not put the money into it msmnimo. 1799 01:30:13,693 --> 01:30:18,858 In fact, they made a transfer of $ 23 million ... 1800 01:30:18,897 --> 01:30:21,024 ... He presented to the bank ... 1801 01:30:21,065 --> 01:30:22,623 forged documents ... 1802 01:30:22,667 --> 01:30:25,727 ... Showing that Habanos invested $ 23 million in the deal. 1803 01:30:25,769 --> 01:30:28,431 Went to Kinko's and created ... 1804 01:30:28,471 --> 01:30:30,371 ... A false transfer ... 1805 01:30:30,407 --> 01:30:34,275 ... Scanning a real transfer then modified. 1806 01:30:34,310 --> 01:30:36,904 - What said you? - I think I said: 1807 01:30:36,945 --> 01:30:39,106 "It looks pretty good." 1808 01:30:39,147 --> 01:30:40,739 A m I feel real. 1809 01:30:42,983 --> 01:30:44,678 The deal took place. 1810 01:30:44,718 --> 01:30:48,620 Adam Kidan and Jack Abramoff Tenan now a business of floating casinos. 1811 01:30:49,822 --> 01:30:51,847 Neil Volz am then went back a second time ... 1812 01:30:51,891 --> 01:30:54,655 ... And said that ... 1813 01:30:54,693 --> 01:30:57,491 Gus ... Gus Boulis bean out of this business. 1814 01:30:57,528 --> 01:31:00,520 And we put a second request for congressional record. 1815 01:31:00,564 --> 01:31:02,088 he asked me to do it and I did. The Gaming Industry 1816 01:31:02,132 --> 01:31:04,760 The second deca: "There is need for research. 1817 01:31:04,801 --> 01:31:07,736 Now you are in the hands of a great citizen "... that was me. 1818 01:31:07,770 --> 01:31:10,000 The reference was also very ridiculous ... 1819 01:31:10,038 --> 01:31:13,601 ... Because he spoke of the honorable man who was Adam Kidan. 1820 01:31:13,641 --> 01:31:16,367 Adam Kidan will be prohibited from exercising the abogaca Haban ... 1821 01:31:16,509 --> 01:31:18,174 ... In New York for fraud. 1822 01:31:18,212 --> 01:31:21,272 As that he was not the kind of honorable person ... 1823 01:31:21,314 --> 01:31:22,679 ... That Ney was postulated. 1824 01:31:22,716 --> 01:31:25,412 While he makes these statements ... 1825 01:31:25,451 --> 01:31:28,716 ... In the congressional record, he received campaign contributions ... 1826 01:31:28,754 --> 01:31:33,214 ... Adam Kidan, Jack Abramoff and Abramoff's wife, Pamela. 1827 01:31:34,625 --> 01:31:36,559 Neil said there will be $ 1,000 1828 01:31:36,593 --> 01:31:38,254 $ 2,000, $ 3,000? No. 1829 01:31:38,295 --> 01:31:40,024 Receive contributions? S. 1830 01:31:40,062 --> 01:31:43,054 Look, if I can make happy Scanlon ... 1831 01:31:43,099 --> 01:31:45,863 ... And he 's close to DeLay, at some point in the future ... 1832 01:31:45,900 --> 01:31:48,164 ... Call Mike Scanlon and say: 1833 01:31:48,203 --> 01:31:50,068 "You know, I am running for this ... 1834 01:31:50,105 --> 01:31:53,302 ... I am running for that. We have the support of DeLay? "Of course s. 1835 01:31:53,340 --> 01:31:56,503 Haban given us a check ... I think it was $ 10,000 ... 1836 01:31:56,542 --> 01:31:59,773 for the Republican campaign committee of Congress. 1837 01:31:59,812 --> 01:32:01,677 And we gave it to Ney ... 1838 01:32:01,713 --> 01:32:03,544 ... To receive points for that. 1839 01:32:03,582 --> 01:32:05,379 Simply coincided ... 1840 01:32:05,417 --> 01:32:06,850 Seriously ... by coincidence ... 1841 01:32:06,884 --> 01:32:09,284 ... That it gives the second ... 1842 01:32:09,320 --> 01:32:12,289 I left the second congressional record. That was quid pro quo? 1843 01:32:12,322 --> 01:32:14,222 I guess as you can llamrselo. 1844 01:32:15,892 --> 01:32:19,350 Meanwhile, Gus Boulis refused to accept the new owners. 1845 01:32:19,395 --> 01:32:21,090 I'm very proud of the good employees. 1846 01:32:21,130 --> 01:32:22,825 Gus does not want to leave ... 1847 01:32:22,864 --> 01:32:25,731 ... And still appear on the boats as their own. 1848 01:32:25,767 --> 01:32:27,632 Habamos tried to mediate these issues. 1849 01:32:27,668 --> 01:32:29,693 Once we had a meeting at the office ... 1850 01:32:29,736 --> 01:32:32,432 ... And said, "Listen, if we can not solve this ... demndame." 1851 01:32:32,472 --> 01:32:35,600 And his answer was: "Do not sue, kill you." 1852 01:32:35,641 --> 01:32:37,165 Salt across the desk ... 1853 01:32:37,209 --> 01:32:39,200 ... Tom a pen and began to apualarme with it. 1854 01:32:39,244 --> 01:32:42,042 In December, the new owner of SunCruz casinos ... 1855 01:32:42,080 --> 01:32:44,440 ... Restriction sac an order against Boulis ... 1856 01:32:44,482 --> 01:32:48,209 ... After this one allegedly attacked him, apualndolo with a pen. 1857 01:32:48,252 --> 01:32:50,880 The Restriction of Kidan order result being irrelevant ... 1858 01:32:50,920 --> 01:32:54,083 ... When Boulis was killed in an assassination-style mafia. 1859 01:32:54,122 --> 01:32:56,647 Boulis was murdered in Fort Lauderdale ... 1860 01:32:56,692 --> 01:33:00,128 ... About the same time he sold his empire of SunCruz Casinos. 1861 01:33:00,161 --> 01:33:03,927 Abramoff and Kidan were indicted by the SunCruz casino deal. 1862 01:33:03,964 --> 01:33:06,455 For a long time, the police wanted to question the do ... 1863 01:33:06,499 --> 01:33:08,558 Tenan ... to see if any information about the murder. 1864 01:33:08,601 --> 01:33:11,365 They arrested several people in the case ... 1865 01:33:11,403 --> 01:33:13,928 ... Including Anthony Moscatiello ... 1866 01:33:13,972 --> 01:33:16,167 the counter of the Gambino family ... 1867 01:33:16,207 --> 01:33:21,144 ... That Bean was istered by Adam Kidan as a consultant for banquets. 1868 01:33:21,178 --> 01:33:24,579 As testify and cooperate actively in the case Moscatiello ... 1869 01:33:24,614 --> 01:33:26,946 ... I will not go into much detail, but it s dir: 1870 01:33:26,982 --> 01:33:28,472 I am related to the mafia? No. 1871 01:33:28,517 --> 01:33:33,887 Conocaa people for association to raise me in the neighborhood? S. 1872 01:33:33,922 --> 01:33:36,686 But Jack's father always boasting of having links with the mafia ... 1873 01:33:36,724 --> 01:33:39,522 Jack Bean boasted of it because the connection to Atlantic City. 1874 01:33:41,261 --> 01:33:44,856 That surprised us on the SunCruz deal ... 1875 01:33:44,897 --> 01:33:46,831 what was so incredible ... 1876 01:33:46,865 --> 01:33:51,893 ... Was that had these elements of organized crime ... 1877 01:33:51,936 --> 01:33:55,770 ... In such close proximity to Tom DeLay. 1878 01:33:58,141 --> 01:34:00,132 It was not only the mafia. 1879 01:34:00,176 --> 01:34:02,474 Abramoff and DeLay sent Buckham Russia ... 1880 01:34:02,511 --> 01:34:06,538 ... On a trip paid for by a mysterious pair of oil executives ... 1881 01:34:06,582 --> 01:34:10,712 ... Called Alexander Koulakovsky and Marina Nevskaya. 1882 01:34:10,752 --> 01:34:12,686 With connections to intelligence operatives ... 1883 01:34:12,720 --> 01:34:15,120 ... They traveled by limousine with bulletproof glass ... 1884 01:34:15,155 --> 01:34:17,919 ... And guards armed with machine guns. 1885 01:34:17,958 --> 01:34:19,892 Abramoff ended up getting to the point ... 1886 01:34:19,925 --> 01:34:21,688 ... Working for a Russian company. Director, Institute of World Politics 1887 01:34:21,727 --> 01:34:24,161 It is a very dubious company of which an there is not enough ... 1888 01:34:24,195 --> 01:34:25,856 do not know much about it. 1889 01:34:25,897 --> 01:34:29,428 But SA is the Russian company that delivered the cash Millan ... 1890 01:34:29,503 --> 01:34:31,303 ... To Dulles Airport travs ... 1891 01:34:31,328 --> 01:34:34,069 ... To the founding of DeLay's chief of staff ... 1892 01:34:34,104 --> 01:34:36,072 ... Just outside the Capitol. 1893 01:34:36,305 --> 01:34:38,630 Everything was directed from Russia ... 1894 01:34:38,674 --> 01:34:41,336 ... To a company travs front in Nassau. 1895 01:34:42,878 --> 01:34:46,314 Abramoff also uses the Russian military connections ... 1896 01:34:46,347 --> 01:34:49,510 ... To explore planet gear used to search for petroleum in Israel ... 1897 01:34:49,550 --> 01:34:52,451 ... And find with night vision and camouflage ... 1898 01:34:52,485 --> 01:34:56,251 ... Sniper schools in the West Bank. 1899 01:34:56,288 --> 01:34:58,848 The money came from casinos indgenas ... 1900 01:34:58,891 --> 01:35:00,415 ... Spasm Russians ... 1901 01:35:00,459 --> 01:35:03,360 ... Owners of maquiladoras Chinese and Malaysian politicians. 1902 01:35:03,394 --> 01:35:06,522 I think probably it was one of the ways in which l understand ... 1903 01:35:06,563 --> 01:35:07,996 ... What HACA as a lobbyist. Author 1904 01:35:08,031 --> 01:35:12,058 It's very similar to what law in these novels spasm. 1905 01:35:12,101 --> 01:35:14,126 But think about what the spasm. 1906 01:35:14,170 --> 01:35:16,297 In the real world, what does the CIA? 1907 01:35:16,338 --> 01:35:19,364 The main thing is manipulate the opininpblica. 1908 01:35:19,407 --> 01:35:21,034 In many ways, what HACA l ... 1909 01:35:21,075 --> 01:35:24,135 ... Was very similar to an operation in the style of the CIA. 1910 01:35:24,178 --> 01:35:27,511 OPEN OPERACIN 1911 01:35:31,117 --> 01:35:32,641 All est. Hello, Neil. 1912 01:35:32,684 --> 01:35:34,015 - Hello. - What are you doing? 1913 01:35:34,052 --> 01:35:37,954 In 2002, Neil Volz accepted an offer from Jack Abramoff ... 1914 01:35:37,988 --> 01:35:40,957 ... To leave the Congress and join Jack Greenberg Traurig. 1915 01:35:40,991 --> 01:35:43,653 What do you think you're going to draw more? 1916 01:35:43,693 --> 01:35:45,456 S. .. not being in the middle of everything. 1917 01:35:45,495 --> 01:35:49,488 I think being outside looking in some of the important issues. 1918 01:35:49,531 --> 01:35:53,058 Ajvenes recruit very bright indeed ... 1919 01:35:53,101 --> 01:35:56,002 Scanlon, Neil Volz ms that were later ... Capitol ... 1920 01:35:56,037 --> 01:35:59,495 ... Where Haban been in leadership positions with people ... 1921 01:35:59,539 --> 01:36:03,999 ... That takes real decisions on the Republican side of Congress. 1922 01:36:04,243 --> 01:36:06,569 And how does it feel? Been to Rep. Ney ... 1923 01:36:06,612 --> 01:36:09,172 - ... For a long time. - S. 1924 01:36:09,714 --> 01:36:12,842 If I am a contributor to the camera and make $ 50,000 a year ... 1925 01:36:12,884 --> 01:36:15,318 ... And after two years I can go to work to a firm of lobbyists ... 1926 01:36:15,352 --> 01:36:18,185 ... And triple my salary as base salary ... 1927 01:36:18,222 --> 01:36:20,952 ... Imagine the opportunity that is created. 1928 01:36:20,990 --> 01:36:23,481 - You look very powerful there. - Okay. 1929 01:36:23,526 --> 01:36:27,622 There is an attraction for the job ... 1930 01:36:27,662 --> 01:36:29,289 ... After leaving the Capitol. 1931 01:36:29,331 --> 01:36:31,162 And they see people doing it. 1932 01:36:31,198 --> 01:36:32,927 I had seen friends ... 1933 01:36:32,967 --> 01:36:34,798 ... As Tony Rudy, Mike Scanlon ... 1934 01:36:34,835 --> 01:36:37,167 ... Go to work for Jack Abramoff ... 1935 01:36:37,203 --> 01:36:40,070 ... And see how this operation was assembled, s? 1936 01:36:40,106 --> 01:36:43,564 And Jack was on his way to be really great to be on top. 1937 01:36:44,977 --> 01:36:48,936 Neil changing the original Neil wanted to be press secretary ... 1938 01:36:48,980 --> 01:36:52,347 ... The man who wanted to be part of the family Abramoff. 1939 01:36:52,382 --> 01:36:55,146 It was unusual to lose a partner? 1940 01:36:55,185 --> 01:36:57,585 I've had employees coming and going ... 1941 01:36:57,620 --> 01:36:59,212 ... Like a revolving door. 1942 01:36:59,255 --> 01:37:01,416 I am the classic example of the revolving door. 1943 01:37:01,657 --> 01:37:04,893 The revolving door between government and K Street .. 1944 01:37:04,926 --> 01:37:07,918 ... Is an essential part of the game in Washington. 1945 01:37:08,261 --> 01:37:12,159 There is a law that is not allowed to lobby the previous chief. 1946 01:37:12,299 --> 01:37:15,259 And I walked carefully to the prohibition of a year ... 1947 01:37:15,301 --> 01:37:17,496 ... And then directly to the viol. 1948 01:37:18,837 --> 01:37:21,397 Jack Neil put to work lobbying his old boss ... 1949 01:37:21,439 --> 01:37:23,168 ... In the "Open Operacin." 1950 01:37:23,208 --> 01:37:25,039 Function. 1951 01:37:25,075 --> 01:37:28,272 Ney agreed to help reopen the Tigua casino. 1952 01:37:28,312 --> 01:37:30,837 Jack told the tribe to send $ 32,000 1953 01:37:30,880 --> 01:37:34,213 Ney policy of the fund and sent him a note to Scanlon. 1954 01:37:34,249 --> 01:37:35,841 "I just met with Ney. 1955 01:37:35,884 --> 01:37:38,216 We p-mind well. Tigua Arrange. " 1956 01:37:39,520 --> 01:37:42,853 What representation made of the influence special ... 1957 01:37:42,890 --> 01:37:44,619 ... One who had to Rep. Ney? Indgenas Affairs Commission 1958 01:37:44,659 --> 01:37:46,320 His background working with l. .. 1959 01:37:46,359 --> 01:37:48,793 ... And that he relied heavily on indgenas ... 1960 01:37:48,828 --> 01:37:51,991 ... The entire nation, not only to the Tigua. 1961 01:37:52,031 --> 01:37:55,558 l identify Bob Ney as chairman of the commission. 1962 01:37:55,600 --> 01:37:59,434 And the bill identified was that of electoral reform. 1963 01:37:59,470 --> 01:38:02,928 The president recognizes the gentleman from Ohio. 1964 01:38:02,973 --> 01:38:05,100 The plan was to add a special provisin ... 1965 01:38:05,142 --> 01:38:07,076 ... To open the casino of the Tigua ... 1966 01:38:07,109 --> 01:38:09,509 ... In the draft electoral reform law of Bob Ney. 1967 01:38:09,545 --> 01:38:11,035 I am pleased to present ... 1968 01:38:11,080 --> 01:38:13,640 ... The act of "Help Voting USA. UU." 2002. 1969 01:38:13,682 --> 01:38:16,549 Jack Abramoff came personally am on that amendment. 1970 01:38:16,583 --> 01:38:20,144 Any lobbyist knows that a deputy dir: 1971 01:38:20,187 --> 01:38:22,621 "I will make as it does not destroy the bill." 1972 01:38:22,655 --> 01:38:25,055 Get additional clusulas? They get all the time. 1973 01:38:25,091 --> 01:38:27,150 Information is added to the bills ... 1974 01:38:27,192 --> 01:38:29,558 ... They have no influence on l? 1975 01:38:29,594 --> 01:38:31,084 All the time. 1976 01:38:31,129 --> 01:38:33,120 T his was one of those cases? S. 1977 01:38:33,164 --> 01:38:34,756 We know the process ... 1978 01:38:34,799 --> 01:38:36,562 ... And information is power. 1979 01:38:36,600 --> 01:38:38,864 And then there's a bunch of people ... 1980 01:38:38,902 --> 01:38:42,736 ... That may add an extra measure in a bill ... 1981 01:38:42,772 --> 01:38:45,240 ... Without many people noticing. 1982 01:38:45,274 --> 01:38:49,404 And sa was the importance of President Ney in this process. 1983 01:38:49,444 --> 01:38:51,207 Then he was the perfect target for us ... 1984 01:38:51,245 --> 01:38:53,839 ... To add something at the end of the process ... 1985 01:38:53,880 --> 01:38:57,213 ... Between cocks and midnight to help our customer. 1986 01:38:57,250 --> 01:39:00,276 In fact, it is incredible how little it takes ... 1987 01:39:00,319 --> 01:39:03,516 ... To be that this influence really begins to move. 1988 01:39:03,556 --> 01:39:06,719 You do not talk a lot of money here. 1989 01:39:06,758 --> 01:39:09,283 Est people really willing Journalist ... 1990 01:39:09,327 --> 01:39:13,127 ... To risk their careers for $ 25,000 1991 01:39:13,163 --> 01:39:16,132 Or $ 50,000 o. .. or a golf trip. 1992 01:39:16,165 --> 01:39:20,261 Jack organized a trip to Scotland. 1993 01:39:20,302 --> 01:39:22,327 On the trip we were Jack Abramoff ... 1994 01:39:22,371 --> 01:39:25,272 ... His son, Congressman Ney ... 1995 01:39:25,307 --> 01:39:27,366 ... Myself and Ralph Reed ... 1996 01:39:27,408 --> 01:39:29,842 ... Former executive director of the Christian Coalition. 1997 01:39:29,877 --> 01:39:32,641 It was flying in the plane of the company. 1998 01:39:41,386 --> 01:39:44,549 If this plane, Ralph Reed told me: 1999 01:39:44,589 --> 01:39:46,523 "Jack and I have this deal, blah, blah, blah ... 2000 01:39:46,556 --> 01:39:48,490 ... And ask you to make an amendment "... 2001 01:39:48,525 --> 01:39:50,789 ... And add: "Bob, you know this ... it will be illegal ... 2002 01:39:50,827 --> 01:39:52,624 ... And you can lose your career, " 2003 01:39:52,661 --> 01:39:54,561 I s culture will be my answer. 2004 01:39:54,597 --> 01:39:56,292 No I have to remember. 2005 01:39:59,834 --> 01:40:01,825 What haramos said ... 2006 01:40:01,870 --> 01:40:05,033 ... I will meet with parliament Scotsman ... 2007 01:40:05,072 --> 01:40:09,065 ... And also raise funds for a charity for children ... 2008 01:40:09,108 --> 01:40:11,042 ... You know, playing golf. 2009 01:40:11,077 --> 01:40:15,013 Neil Volz said: "Getting to know more about Jack Abramoff." 2010 01:40:15,047 --> 01:40:18,744 Was to drink Scotch whiskey, laughter and fun. 2011 01:40:18,783 --> 01:40:22,776 I arrived at 100 for the first time on the golf course at St. Andrews. 2012 01:40:22,820 --> 01:40:25,050 That was a big deal for me personally. 2013 01:40:25,088 --> 01:40:27,750 It was great fun, but it was not working. 2014 01:40:30,793 --> 01:40:33,318 I remember back ... 2015 01:40:33,362 --> 01:40:36,058 ... And just ... importuned me inside ... 2016 01:40:36,097 --> 01:40:38,964 ... I wondered: "What was that? 2017 01:40:39,000 --> 01:40:40,797 Es .. 2018 01:40:40,834 --> 01:40:43,894 not even close to being inappropriate ... 2019 01:40:43,937 --> 01:40:45,871 O s? I hope it is. " 2020 01:40:45,905 --> 01:40:47,395 It was more or less as ... 2021 01:40:47,440 --> 01:40:49,965 Tell me that Jack is really the master ... 2022 01:40:50,009 --> 01:40:53,410 Somehow ... that finds a way to return the black and white. 2023 01:40:54,879 --> 01:40:56,710 Soon afterwards the golf trip ... 2024 01:40:56,747 --> 01:40:58,840 Congressman Ney ... Thankfully, a visit ... 2025 01:40:58,882 --> 01:41:01,783 ... Of the Tiguan in Washington. 2026 01:41:01,818 --> 01:41:04,810 We met with Bob Ney and tena a terrible sunburn ... 2027 01:41:04,854 --> 01:41:08,517 ... Well played golf bean while in Scotland. 2028 01:41:08,557 --> 01:41:12,220 We met in his office for hours. 2029 01:41:12,259 --> 01:41:14,625 Abramoff asked us not to travel mencionramos the golf ... 2030 01:41:14,662 --> 01:41:16,960 ... Because it is illegal to talk about taxes, I guess ... 2031 01:41:16,996 --> 01:41:19,965 ... Or make money in these offices. 2032 01:41:19,999 --> 01:41:22,593 We talked about everything from border issues ... 2033 01:41:22,634 --> 01:41:25,797 ... To our problems and Bob Ney gave us the nod. 2034 01:41:25,838 --> 01:41:30,002 Bob Ney clusula incorporates additional information on the casino to the electoral law ... 2035 01:41:30,041 --> 01:41:32,669 ... But a key senator he refused to play along ... 2036 01:41:32,709 --> 01:41:35,143 ... And for the Tigua provisin died. 2037 01:41:35,178 --> 01:41:37,510 Jack was clearly stunned by the fact ... 2038 01:41:37,547 --> 01:41:40,243 ... That Bean does not come to the bill. 2039 01:41:40,282 --> 01:41:41,772 Organized a conference call. 2040 01:41:41,817 --> 01:41:44,581 Ney, the chairman of Commission, spoke to the Tigua ... 2041 01:41:44,619 --> 01:41:47,349 ... And called me and asked, "What you say Jack?" 2042 01:41:47,388 --> 01:41:50,323 And basically was: "DGAL it was not Jack's fault." 2043 01:41:52,092 --> 01:41:53,650 In El Paso ... 2044 01:41:53,693 --> 01:41:56,983 ... The Speaking Rock casino still be sealed for all ... 2045 01:41:57,028 --> 01:41:58,993 ... Except for 10-cent slots. 2046 01:42:05,369 --> 01:42:09,262 I personally take the blame when things happen. 2047 01:42:09,306 --> 01:42:11,331 I feel responsible. I was one of the guys ... 2048 01:42:11,374 --> 01:42:13,535 ... Who pressed hard for this effort in Washington. 2049 01:42:13,576 --> 01:42:16,010 I was the one who communicated more with Jack Abramoff ... 2050 01:42:16,044 --> 01:42:19,741 ... And had the information to the board. How was I did not see this coming? 2051 01:42:21,616 --> 01:42:24,380 There is an expression: "A rattlesnake will warn before they attack" ... 2052 01:42:24,418 --> 01:42:27,410 Abramoff ... and do not tell us anything. 2053 01:42:28,421 --> 01:42:31,083 THE CASTLE OF LETTERS Crumbles 2054 01:42:33,359 --> 01:42:34,724 In the "Washington Post" ... 2055 01:42:34,760 --> 01:42:39,060 ... Reporter Sue Schmidt approached Abramoff. 2056 01:42:39,097 --> 01:42:41,190 A week before he left the Article ... 2057 01:42:41,231 --> 01:42:44,792 ... I went to Greenberg Traurig to talk to themselves. 2058 01:42:44,835 --> 01:42:46,700 ... Relationship with Mike Scanlon ... 2059 01:42:46,736 --> 01:42:49,534 I really wanted to define ... 2060 01:42:49,572 --> 01:42:51,802 ... His relationship with Mike Scanlon. 2061 01:42:51,840 --> 01:42:54,707 I knew that all come up with something. 2062 01:42:54,743 --> 01:42:57,906 Basically we recommend these tribes to hire Scanlon? 2063 01:42:58,946 --> 01:43:03,315 I'm not talking about Scanlon and their firms. 2064 01:43:03,349 --> 01:43:07,615 Have you join one of the other companies of Mike Scanlon? 2065 01:43:07,653 --> 01:43:10,281 Really ... really do not think ... no. I have none. 2066 01:43:10,322 --> 01:43:13,951 I think that was an association, as it HACA questions ... 2067 01:43:13,991 --> 01:43:16,687 ... On Scanlon and he was evasive ... 2068 01:43:16,727 --> 01:43:18,354 ... And deca, you know ... 2069 01:43:18,395 --> 01:43:22,832 ... Tena his signature a formal relationship with the firm of Scanlon. 2070 01:43:22,866 --> 01:43:25,391 They never talk about their "providers" ... 2071 01:43:25,434 --> 01:43:26,901 We call a provider. 2072 01:43:26,936 --> 01:43:30,770 S not how much Scanlon received or any other provider of services. 2073 01:43:30,805 --> 01:43:31,931 It is not our business. 2074 01:43:31,973 --> 01:43:34,134 There is an internal memo that says all spent $ 32 million ... 2075 01:43:34,174 --> 01:43:38,008 ... Lobbying in the last two years. 2076 01:43:38,045 --> 01:43:40,513 The money we received from the tribes ... 2077 01:43:40,546 --> 01:43:42,844 ... Was found in our advocacy program. 2078 01:43:42,882 --> 01:43:45,976 And is available openly. Not about the $ 32 million. 2079 01:43:46,017 --> 01:43:50,681 And I replied, and I do not want to go more all that ... 2080 01:43:50,721 --> 01:43:52,018 So do not talk about that ... 2081 01:43:52,056 --> 01:43:54,820 ... But I told him that I would write. 2082 01:43:56,793 --> 01:43:58,852 It was a Monday morning ... 2083 01:43:58,895 --> 01:44:01,489 Article I left ... and the headlines. 2084 01:44:01,530 --> 01:44:04,191 On the front page above the fold on the left side. 2085 01:44:04,232 --> 01:44:05,928 JACKPOT WITH TRIBAL CASINOS INDGENAS 2086 01:44:05,967 --> 01:44:08,128 That gives me the lift baj ... 2087 01:44:08,169 --> 01:44:10,467 Notif ... the office ... 2088 01:44:10,504 --> 01:44:13,837 ... Mir around me and it was different. 2089 01:44:13,873 --> 01:44:16,137 It was like entering a wax museum. 2090 01:44:16,176 --> 01:44:18,701 And we sat down and just knew ... 2091 01:44:18,744 --> 01:44:20,575 ... The house of cards crumbled. 2092 01:44:20,613 --> 01:44:24,208 How a lobbyist manipulating the odds in your favor 2093 01:44:24,249 --> 01:44:28,811 Jack calls a team meeting with all after the article by the "Post." 2094 01:44:28,852 --> 01:44:30,717 I was personally very scared ... 2095 01:44:30,754 --> 01:44:33,655 ... And did the only question for the board. 2096 01:44:33,689 --> 01:44:37,090 I said: "Jack, people would make a lot of questions. 2097 01:44:37,126 --> 01:44:39,094 What more do you know? " 2098 01:44:39,127 --> 01:44:42,062 And he looked at me and said, "It s what we have." 2099 01:44:44,465 --> 01:44:46,126 Halla research $ 10 million in payments to lobbyist 2100 01:44:46,166 --> 01:44:48,760 After this first article, people began to appear. 2101 01:44:48,801 --> 01:44:51,964 I began to hear from people who conocaa Abramoff ... 2102 01:44:52,005 --> 01:44:54,098 ... That Bean was part of their intimate circle. 2103 01:44:54,139 --> 01:44:55,800 Everyone has their own reasons ... 2104 01:44:55,841 --> 01:44:57,103 ... To expose this. 2105 01:44:57,253 --> 01:44:58,653 Deciphering a lobbyist PART OF A FLEET OF CASINOS IN 2106 01:44:58,743 --> 01:45:02,001 Abramoff and Scanlon have pleaded guilty to crimes ... 2107 01:45:02,046 --> 01:45:04,276 ... And began to cooperate with federal prosecutors. 2108 01:45:04,314 --> 01:45:06,646 Mr. Scanlon pleads "guilty" ... 2109 01:45:06,683 --> 01:45:08,708 ... Forcing it to cooperate. 2110 01:45:08,752 --> 01:45:11,812 Sources in the authorities say prosecutors focused ... 2111 01:45:11,854 --> 01:45:15,915 ... Abramoff's relationships with Rep. John Doolittle ... 2112 01:45:15,957 --> 01:45:17,891 ... And Senator Conrad Burns. 2113 01:45:17,925 --> 01:45:19,517 They all deny wrongdoing. 2114 01:45:19,560 --> 01:45:22,324 And Abramoff's dealings were not only with Republicans. 2115 01:45:22,362 --> 01:45:24,922 The Senate Democrat leader Harry Reid ... 2116 01:45:24,965 --> 01:45:26,899 ... And Senator Byron Dorgan ... 2117 01:45:26,932 --> 01:45:28,559 ... Were among two dozen lawmakers ... 2118 01:45:28,601 --> 01:45:32,662 ... Who received substantial campaign funds from Abramoff clients. 2119 01:45:32,704 --> 01:45:34,365 Both deny any connection ... 2120 01:45:34,406 --> 01:45:36,636 ... And Dorgan said that money back. 2121 01:45:36,674 --> 01:45:40,576 When the Commission began this odyssey ATRS some time ... 2122 01:45:40,611 --> 01:45:42,677 ... I doubt any of us to imagine ... 2123 01:45:42,712 --> 01:45:45,013 ... The complicated network to be discovered. 2124 01:45:45,348 --> 01:45:47,482 Among those which are being investigated ... 2125 01:45:47,516 --> 01:45:50,943 ... S the former president of the Chamber, Tom DeLay of Texas. 2126 01:45:51,086 --> 01:45:54,578 DeLay has not been charged as part of the investigation of Abramoff ... 2127 01:45:54,622 --> 01:45:57,489 ... But in Texas was charged with attempted rape ... 2128 01:45:57,524 --> 01:45:59,014 ... The campaign finance laws. 2129 01:45:59,059 --> 01:46:01,084 It is only another day at work. 2130 01:46:02,594 --> 01:46:05,495 DeLay resigned to Congress in 2006. 2131 01:46:06,599 --> 01:46:08,430 Until now, that is in more trouble ... 2132 01:46:08,466 --> 01:46:09,990 ... Rep. Bob Ney is. 2133 01:46:10,034 --> 01:46:11,773 Court documents say that I received ... 2134 01:46:11,849 --> 01:46:13,763 ... A series of favors and cash ... 2135 01:46:13,804 --> 01:46:17,103 ... In exchange for helping Abramoff's clients. 2136 01:46:17,140 --> 01:46:18,767 In 2005 ... 2137 01:46:18,808 --> 01:46:23,142 ... I received many calls from deputy to encontrramos us. 2138 01:46:23,179 --> 01:46:25,613 We went to dinner, take something ... 2139 01:46:25,647 --> 01:46:28,411 ... And suddenly Bob makes me aside ... 2140 01:46:28,450 --> 01:46:32,784 ... And begins to tell me about the research ... 2141 01:46:32,820 --> 01:46:35,880 ... And SPECIFIC trip to Scotland. 2142 01:46:35,922 --> 01:46:37,549 He says: "T were the one who told me ... 2143 01:46:37,590 --> 01:46:40,184 ... This was approved by the committee of ethics, right? " 2144 01:46:40,225 --> 01:46:42,250 And he raised his arms and said: 2145 01:46:42,294 --> 01:46:45,388 "On the advice of my attorney, I can not talk to you." I said "What? 2146 01:46:45,429 --> 01:46:47,294 We spent three hours ... 2147 01:46:47,331 --> 01:46:49,094 Qu? Adnde going with this? " 2148 01:46:49,133 --> 01:46:52,261 "Well ... and began to cry and left. 2149 01:46:52,302 --> 01:46:53,963 Y s, we Dej a tough message on your answering machine. 2150 01:46:54,003 --> 01:46:55,994 Think this is funny ... 2151 01:46:56,038 --> 01:46:57,562 ... All the shit you did ... 2152 01:46:57,606 --> 01:46:59,597 ... All the lies told by Jack? 2153 01:46:59,641 --> 01:47:01,506 Comic think this is? 2154 01:47:01,542 --> 01:47:04,534 I do not think so. Quiz call your lawyers ... 2155 01:47:04,579 --> 01:47:06,809 ... And tell them the truth ... 2156 01:47:06,847 --> 01:47:09,907 ... About all the lies you've said. 2157 01:47:09,950 --> 01:47:11,781 What's wrong? 2158 01:47:13,452 --> 01:47:15,579 End of message. 2159 01:47:15,621 --> 01:47:17,589 You know, I was very upset. 2160 01:47:18,990 --> 01:47:21,151 I ... 2161 01:47:21,192 --> 01:47:23,217 Heaven ... 2162 01:47:23,260 --> 01:47:26,388 ... Was a very distressing. 2163 01:47:26,430 --> 01:47:29,126 Here was the man who gave me an opportunity bean. 2164 01:47:29,165 --> 01:47:31,861 l bean been at the center of my universe ... 2165 01:47:31,901 --> 01:47:33,493 ... For a long period of my life. 2166 01:47:33,535 --> 01:47:35,059 l tena a good side ... 2167 01:47:35,103 --> 01:47:37,970 ... And audience was a hard working staff ... 2168 01:47:38,005 --> 01:47:40,200 ... To become a caricature bean. 2169 01:47:40,241 --> 01:47:41,731 season tickets ... 2170 01:47:41,776 --> 01:47:44,939 ... If I did things that were wrong? S. 2171 01:47:44,978 --> 01:47:47,674 But I think that after Jack Abramoff would prisin ... 2172 01:47:47,714 --> 01:47:50,740 ... And I went to prisin, people believed that all bean finish ... 2173 01:47:50,883 --> 01:47:53,616 ... That there were no other member involved in the traffic of influences ... 2174 01:47:53,651 --> 01:47:55,380 ... That there were no other members involved with Jack Abramoff. 2175 01:47:55,420 --> 01:47:57,911 What pile of garbage. 2176 01:47:59,523 --> 01:48:02,287 The tribes concerned and the general indgenas ... 2177 01:48:02,325 --> 01:48:04,372 ... I say they are confident ... 2178 01:48:04,424 --> 01:48:06,693 ... Est research that is far from over. 2179 01:48:07,229 --> 01:48:09,323 I do not think McCain would have done ... 2180 01:48:09,364 --> 01:48:11,559 ... If I had no idea adnde had just ... 2181 01:48:11,599 --> 01:48:15,057 ... But knowing there will never be dragged so many other Republicans ... 2182 01:48:15,102 --> 01:48:16,729 ... At a time trying to get ... 2183 01:48:16,770 --> 01:48:18,738 ... The Republican nomination for president, eventually. 2184 01:48:18,772 --> 01:48:20,399 I think it is completely uncontrolled. 2185 01:48:21,407 --> 01:48:23,773 Not entirely full. 2186 01:48:23,810 --> 01:48:26,574 Friends McCain lobbyists who helped the Commission ... 2187 01:48:26,611 --> 01:48:30,069 ... Mysteriously ended indgenas customer ocupndose Jack. 2188 01:48:30,115 --> 01:48:34,313 McCain and us the audience to stand as a maverick ... 2189 01:48:34,351 --> 01:48:38,014 ... Not afraid to tell the truth to the powerful in Washington. 2190 01:48:38,054 --> 01:48:41,148 Pregntenle Jack Abramoff if I'm someone powerful in Washington. 2191 01:48:41,190 --> 01:48:44,523 They will have to probably go during visiting hours in prison. 2192 01:48:44,560 --> 01:48:47,085 And what of Jack Abramoff? 2193 01:48:47,128 --> 01:48:50,097 Est sitting in prisin, where only the government's fiscal ... 2194 01:48:50,131 --> 01:48:52,656 ... Seem to be interested in what they have to say. 2195 01:48:52,699 --> 01:48:56,726 His life of bean action film in a documentary made sad ... 2196 01:48:56,770 --> 01:48:59,000 ... In which, despite their testimony ... 2197 01:48:59,038 --> 01:49:01,836 ... All the big fish seem to be slipping away. 2198 01:49:01,874 --> 01:49:04,502 Perhaps that's why Jack decided to disguise ... 2199 01:49:04,542 --> 01:49:06,874 ... As a classic Hollywood villain. 2200 01:49:06,911 --> 01:49:10,472 Many people try to make Jack look like a gngster ... 2201 01:49:10,514 --> 01:49:12,641 ... It came and corrupted the system ... 2202 01:49:12,783 --> 01:49:18,752 ... Because us black hat in his court. 2203 01:49:18,987 --> 01:49:21,080 And again the man in the black hat. 2204 01:49:21,122 --> 01:49:22,146 It is almost a caricature. 2205 01:49:22,190 --> 01:49:24,715 If our adventure is public, I'm fried. 2206 01:49:24,758 --> 01:49:26,692 What Jack had been doing ... 2207 01:49:26,727 --> 01:49:29,127 ... Bean was what was done before. 2208 01:49:29,162 --> 01:49:31,494 People should pay more attention to the fact ... 2209 01:49:31,531 --> 01:49:35,524 ... We have huge special interests in this country ... 2210 01:49:35,567 --> 01:49:39,401 ... Who have incredible influence in politics. 2211 01:49:39,437 --> 01:49:42,429 Since the Abramoff scandal broke ... 2212 01:49:42,473 --> 01:49:44,737 ... Have enacted several reforms ... 2213 01:49:44,774 --> 01:49:47,265 ... But the annual amount paid to lobbyists ... 2214 01:49:47,310 --> 01:49:49,301 ... Has increased by $ 1,000 million ... 2215 01:49:49,346 --> 01:49:53,180 ... And campaign contributions continue to rise. 2216 01:49:53,215 --> 01:49:56,548 In the last 10 years, no one has given more to the congress ... 2217 01:49:56,584 --> 01:49:59,109 ... The financial sector. 2218 01:49:59,153 --> 01:50:01,553 By the campaign cash to Washington ... 2219 01:50:01,588 --> 01:50:05,388 ... Lawmakers accepted the agenda desregulacin of Wall Street. 2220 01:50:05,425 --> 01:50:07,120 Each senator pays attention ... 2221 01:50:07,159 --> 01:50:10,424 ... Industries with great influence in their states, as they should. 2222 01:50:12,430 --> 01:50:14,921 What happens when the state comes to market forces ... 2223 01:50:14,966 --> 01:50:16,900 ... When the Congress comes to market forces? 2224 01:50:16,934 --> 01:50:20,370 What happens? These people do things like ... make it impossible ... 2225 01:50:20,404 --> 01:50:23,237 ... The regulatory requirements in derivative because that is what Wall Street wants. 2226 01:50:23,273 --> 01:50:26,071 Wall Street gets away with it in politics. 2227 01:50:26,109 --> 01:50:30,443 Wall Street lobbyists were much more effective than Jack Abramoff. 2228 01:50:30,479 --> 01:50:33,505 By giving money to Democrats and Republicans alike ... 2229 01:50:33,548 --> 01:50:36,115 ... Was paid to the Congress to deregulate the banks ... 2230 01:50:36,150 --> 01:50:38,146 ... Accounting rules, the limits of prstamo ... 2231 01:50:38,175 --> 01:50:39,680 ... And the housing market. 2232 01:50:39,719 --> 01:50:42,552 It was what the college Republicans soad Haban ... 2233 01:50:42,589 --> 01:50:44,580 a capitalist revolution. 2234 01:50:47,826 --> 01:50:49,191 Finally they got what they wanted. 2235 01:50:49,227 --> 01:50:51,252 Got your deregulated financial markets ... 2236 01:50:51,296 --> 01:50:53,355 ... And all the topics about collapsed. 2237 01:50:53,398 --> 01:50:54,431 A UDS. THE WE SOLD SAVED 2238 01:50:54,431 --> 01:50:55,796 CLOSING SALE SALE 2239 01:50:55,832 --> 01:50:57,732 SOLD owner - EXECUTION MORTGAGE SALE 2240 01:50:58,734 --> 01:51:02,431 The financial catastrophe ... Judgement is for faith in the free market ... 2241 01:51:02,471 --> 01:51:06,635 ... For all these ideas that our heroes have promoted all these years. 2242 01:51:06,675 --> 01:51:08,700 Abramoff and the crisis was only ... 2243 01:51:08,743 --> 01:51:11,507 Heck, that was only the beginning. 2244 01:51:14,714 --> 01:51:17,342 We lost sight in Washington ... 2245 01:51:17,383 --> 01:51:20,716 Is qu ... to Congress ... 2246 01:51:20,752 --> 01:51:22,481 ... A fifth serves Congress. 2247 01:51:23,822 --> 01:51:26,290 He served the people of EE. UU. 2248 01:51:26,324 --> 01:51:29,657 But instead, we found that Congress serves ... 2249 01:51:29,694 --> 01:51:33,790 ... The Chinese owners of maquiladoras, agngsteres Russians. 2250 01:51:33,830 --> 01:51:35,889 Congress now serves those interests. 2251 01:51:35,931 --> 01:51:38,456 The point is that it has become so accepted ... 2252 01:51:38,500 --> 01:51:41,435 ... And now is as much a part of our culture, politics ... 2253 01:51:41,469 --> 01:51:43,266 ... Which is normal. 2254 01:51:43,304 --> 01:51:45,670 The average citizen has no voice ... 2255 01:51:45,707 --> 01:51:47,834 ... That she hoped to have ... 2256 01:51:47,874 --> 01:51:49,705 ... Because these voices are much more powerful ... 2257 01:51:49,743 --> 01:51:51,608 Estn ... and much better funded. 2258 01:51:51,644 --> 01:51:55,375 ... GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE ... 2259 01:52:02,786 --> 01:52:04,913 This is a story of human failure. 2260 01:52:06,490 --> 01:52:08,685 I mean ... 2261 01:52:10,159 --> 01:52:12,593 I do not think the corruption is a partisan issue. 2262 01:52:14,029 --> 01:52:17,294 The corruption that I was involved was a human failure. 2263 01:52:18,833 --> 01:52:20,357 It is a question of power. 2264 01:52:20,401 --> 01:52:23,097 I came back I just a machine ... a cog in the machine. 2265 01:52:23,137 --> 01:52:25,128 Was: "Hey, levntate ... 2266 01:52:25,171 --> 01:52:27,503 ... Do your thing, get what you deserve. " 2267 01:52:27,540 --> 01:52:30,771 Just lose the notion of what brought me here. 2268 01:52:32,811 --> 01:52:35,109 Abramoff may not have succeeded ... 2269 01:52:35,146 --> 01:52:38,240 ... If the system itself was not corrupt ... 2270 01:52:38,282 --> 01:52:40,045 ... Where the need for money ... 2271 01:52:40,083 --> 01:52:42,984 the need for money for members of Congress ... 2272 01:52:43,020 --> 01:52:46,251 ... Is so fierce and so big ... 2273 01:52:46,288 --> 01:52:48,017 ... Not have their guard up. 2274 01:52:51,459 --> 01:52:55,190 All this has become very troubled by money. 2275 01:52:55,229 --> 01:52:57,129 And what do they expect? 2276 01:52:57,164 --> 01:52:59,223 S culture is not the solution. 2277 01:52:59,266 --> 01:53:03,066 I'll be delighted to have financing public. 2278 01:53:03,102 --> 01:53:05,730 "Here 's your money, here is yours. 2279 01:53:05,771 --> 01:53:08,205 No need to raise anything. This will remove all ... 2280 01:53:08,240 --> 01:53:11,209 ... If tuviramos a different system, but now is not as. 2281 01:53:11,242 --> 01:53:14,700 No room for bribes and greed ... 2282 01:53:14,745 --> 01:53:18,112 ... Or lies or compromise of human freedom. 2283 01:53:18,148 --> 01:53:20,878 The main principles are not lost once they leave the light. 2284 01:53:20,917 --> 01:53:22,714 They are here it. 2285 01:53:22,751 --> 01:53:25,652 I think the lesson we should all learn from this is ... 2286 01:53:25,688 --> 01:53:27,349 ... That the price of a free society, I think ... 2287 01:53:27,388 --> 01:53:29,356 ... Is to be vigilant about our democracy. 2288 01:53:29,390 --> 01:53:32,757 They could only be influenced by Jack Abramoff ... 2289 01:53:32,793 --> 01:53:36,058 ... And used the money he offers because we allow. 2290 01:53:38,764 --> 01:53:40,789 A while ago you mentioned ... 2291 01:53:40,833 --> 01:53:43,324 ... If Jack is a rotten apple or not or whether all the barrel. 2292 01:53:43,368 --> 01:53:46,735 And the obvious answer for me is that the whole barrel. 2293 01:53:46,771 --> 01:53:49,934 Abramoff is fascinating to me because he is ... 2294 01:53:49,973 --> 01:53:53,739 ... Idealism mixed with the corruption of a man ... 2295 01:53:53,776 --> 01:53:56,802 ironay layers of the spectacle of it all ... 2296 01:53:56,846 --> 01:53:59,007 ... And all that paranoid vision of the world ... 2297 01:53:59,047 --> 01:54:02,244 ... Where everyone is a pen of another person, a great power. 2298 01:54:02,284 --> 01:54:04,445 And, of course, he is a pen of the great powers ... 2299 01:54:04,485 --> 01:54:06,350 money. 2300 01:54:06,387 --> 01:54:09,254 You know, he's not the devil ... 2301 01:54:09,289 --> 01:54:10,449 ... What is behind them. 2302 01:54:17,062 --> 01:54:19,895 The great American pastime has never been the baseball ... 2303 01:54:19,931 --> 01:54:22,399 ... Has always been to make money. 2304 01:54:28,605 --> 01:54:32,200 And Jack Abramoff is a wonderful exponent ... 2305 01:54:32,241 --> 01:54:35,176 a defender of the great American pastime in its own way unique. 2306 01:54:35,211 --> 01:54:38,203 It's part of American culture, and we all hope ... 2307 01:54:38,246 --> 01:54:40,874 ... That we who become rich the next few months. 2308 01:54:40,915 --> 01:54:43,179 And I think it gives, interestingly ... 2309 01:54:43,217 --> 01:54:46,209 ... A great advantage to the moneyed interests in our society ... 2310 01:54:46,253 --> 01:54:48,517 ... Because every time a politician says 2311 01:54:48,554 --> 01:54:49,885 "One moment, the rich getting away with it estn; 2312 01:54:49,922 --> 01:54:51,822 we will control "... 2313 01:54:51,857 --> 01:54:54,121 ... A lot of common people say, "No, no, no do ... 2314 01:54:54,159 --> 01:54:56,024 Next year ... because being rich ... 2315 01:54:56,061 --> 01:54:59,030 ... And I want that everything is there when I arrive. " 2316 01:55:05,168 --> 01:55:07,129 In January 2010, the Supreme Court ... eliminates all the restrictions 2317 01:55:07,170 --> 01:55:09,732 ... The campaign spending announcements made by companies. 2318 01:55:09,772 --> 01:55:11,806 Jack Abramoff was sentenced to 4 years in prisin for fraud ... 2319 01:55:11,840 --> 01:55:14,732 ... Evasin tax and conspiracy to bribe officials public. 2320 01:55:14,776 --> 01:55:16,844 Bob Ney prisin pas 17 months for conspiracy to commit fraud ... 2321 01:55:16,878 --> 01:55:19,713 ... And giving false testimony. Currently operating a radio program. 2322 01:55:19,746 --> 01:55:21,047 Neil Volz pleaded guilty to conspiring ... 2323 01:55:21,061 --> 01:55:22,374 To corrupt officials ... public. 2324 01:55:22,415 --> 01:55:24,406 His sentence was probation and community service. 2325 01:55:24,450 --> 01:55:26,065 Michael Scanlon pleaded guilty to conspiring ... 2326 01:55:26,096 --> 01:55:27,711 ... To bribe officials audience ... 2327 01:55:27,741 --> 01:55:29,415 ... And defrauding customers. Cooperates with federal investigation. 2328 01:55:29,454 --> 01:55:31,547 Another 13 low-level employees, lobbyists and federal employees ... 2329 01:55:31,589 --> 01:55:33,155 ... Were convicted of crimes. 2330 01:55:33,179 --> 01:55:35,756 With exception of Ney, the research did not accuse ningn member of Congress. 2331 01:55:35,793 --> 01:55:37,192 Adam Kidan pas 26 months in prison. 2332 01:55:37,227 --> 01:55:39,320 An cooperating with federal authorities in the case against Anthony Moscatiello. 2333 01:55:39,362 --> 01:55:41,762 Kidan as a consultant business. 2334 01:55:41,798 --> 01:55:43,789 Tom DeLay has been busy with presentations in audience ... 2335 01:55:43,833 --> 01:55:46,727 ... 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