Holy cow! McCain/Abramoff Connection? - Wanna bet this gets buried? [View All]

[kpete]

Holy cow! Wanna bet this gets buried?
by 8ackgr0und N015e
Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 08:32:46 AM PDT

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......I found something interesting in the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database.

Remember those marathon gambling sessions in 2005? We know he was often in the company of Wes Gullett, a former staffer and now a lobbyist. So far, no big deal. If you check the web site for Gullett's firm you find nothing strange there -- now. But it turns out something was going on in 2005 when these guys were spending loads of money and time at the craps tables together...

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According to the Senate lobbyist database, Gullett’s firm filed a client registration on 12/13/ 05 for the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians dated 11/29/05. The purpose of the lobbying was to promote Indian gambling. But on 1/12/06, Gullett filed an amended registration dated 11/05 because the Senate never received an ID number.

Walter Gray, the head of the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians testified before McCain’s committee in July 2005 so why would the Pomo Indians hire Gullett in November? Especially AFTER they got their access? The answer is they probably didn't hire him afterwards. He just didn't report it until afterwards. Looks to me like a sloppy way to retroactively cover your tracks in case anyone ever wanted to check if you were secretly lobbying for a client.

The bottom line: It looks like Gullett got $20,000 for secretly lobbying McCain while McCain was chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and they were investigating Indian gambling in connection with Jack Abramoff.

more (including links & docs) at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/7/8/10274/73297/29/548152