The Abramoff Net

In case you were wondering who Todd Boulanger was, Unheard No More explains and includes this curious statement --

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Boulanger is linked with Kevin Ring former legislative director for former Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA). Ring was indicted in September 2008.
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Some names keep popping up in reference to the Mashpee Wampanoag pursuit of Tribal recognition and casino gold, like Jack Abramoff .

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Glenn Marshall’s Bad Plan predated Marshall's guilty plea --
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....Kevin Ring and Michael Smith, still work with the Mashpee. On the hectic morning of [investor] Len Wolman’s visit,.....
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Len Wolman is part owner of Twin River, a Rhode Island slot parlor and dog track that has filed for bankruptcy to rid itself of dog racing, increase operating hours to 24/7 over the strong opposition of the host community and reduce the percentage of slot revenue paid to the state. A plausible argument might be made that his participation in the Mashpee Wampanoag deal was intended to prevent competition since it was previously done in Rhode Island to prevent Harrah's from conducting gambling, as well as England.

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The Mashpee have also benefited from the largesse of Michigan real estate developer Herb Strather, who bankrolled the $1.76 million purchase of the 125-acre spread in Middleborough where the casino will be built.
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...in the mid-1990s Strather...led the push to bring casino gambling to Detroit in the form of the MotorCity Casino, only to suddenly back away from the project shortly before it opened in 1999 after state gaming regulators noted concerns about his past real estate dealings. (The Michigan Gaming Control Board never made public any findings on Strather, but apparently raised enough worry to convince him he wouldn’t qualify for the gaming license he would need to stay on as an investor in the venture.)
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Massachusetts Attorney General Coakley argued for the need to create the appropriate legal framework before consideration is given to expanded gambling.

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Remember, this is the state in which Dianne Wilkerson stuffed a cash bribe in her bra to spend at Foxwoods Casino.

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The article concludes with the following statement --
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Would you expect anything less with casinos involved?


Other articles --
The Abramoff Net

The Gambling Man

Campaign Contributions

An Invitation to Corruption?