More about Abramoff

From Politics 1:

The Miami Herald reported Sunday the FBI is investigating whether Congressman Bob Ney (R-OH) abused his position in office to improperly help DC lobbyist Jack Abramoff and Abramoff business partner Adam Kidan get a better deal in 2000 when they purchased the Suncruz gambling ships operation in Florida from company founder Gus Boulis. Abramoff -- a close DeLay confidant -- and Kidan were indicted this summer on federal corruption charges in Florida related to the purchase. Boulis was later murdered in a still-unsolved mob-style hit as he drove home from work at night in 2001, when his bitter dispute with Abramoff and Kidan went public. To date, nothing has tied Abramoff and Kidan to the killing. Ney admittedly inserted damaging info about Boulis into the Congressional Record and allegedly attempted to get federal regulators interested in Boulis while Abramoff was actively negotiating the controversial purchase. Ney denies any wrongdoing.

When murder is involved, it's a whole new ballgame. It's one thing to trade stocks illegally, but when your little ring of power starts seeing dead bodies in the middle of it, it's time for a serious investigation.