Jackie Abramoff, We Hardly Knew Ye
Sep 29th, 2006 at 3:01 pm by Susie
Looks like Ken “Doll” Mehlman also has lipstick on his collar:
So in exchange for political contributions, Mehlman made sure the Choctaw got their $16 million contract. I believe that’s called a quid pro quo.
It’s by no means the only example of Mehlman’s favors.
In 2001, he made sure a State Department official wasn’t re-nominated for his post — the official, Allen Stayman was a long-time foe of Abramoff’s.And according to a report from the Justice Department’s Inspector General, Mehlman ordered one of his suboordinates at the White House to keep Abramoff updated on issues related to Guam; Abramoff was keen to see the U.S. Attorney there replaced.
In March, Mehlman told Vanity Fair, “Abramoff is someone who we don’t know a lot about. We know what we read in the paper.”
