Abramoff Leaves Lasting Impact on Tribal Lobbying

American Indians Scarred by Scandal

• By Matthew Murray
• Roll Call Staff
• July 27, 2009, Midnight

Five years after lawmakers began a high-profile campaign to expose how influence-peddler Jack Abramoff bilked American Indians out of millions of dollars with inflated lobbying fees, many tribes continue to do business in Washington, D.C. — but they are spending a lot less money.