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A 501c(3) charity founded in 2000 by Jack Abramoff for "needy and deserving" sportsmanship programs. In its first four years of operation, the charity collected nearly $6 million. Jack Abramoff Jack A. Abramoff (born February 28, 1958) is an influential Washington power- lobbyist and conservative activist. ...
According to information revealed by the Washington Post during the US Senate hearings into the Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal, Abramoff channeled money from corporate clients into the foundation and spent the overwhelming portion of its money on projects having little to do with the advertised sportsmanship programs, including political causes, the Eshkol Academy and an overseas golf trip. Less than 1 percent of its revenue was spent on sports-related programs for youths. ... Jump to: navigation, search Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal is a U.S. political scandal involving the work done by political lobbyists Jack Abramoff, Ralph E. Reed, Jr. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eshkol Academy, an orthodox Jewish school in Maryland founded in 2002 by Jack Abramoff. ...
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Foundation's Funds Diverted From Mission Washington Post Sept 2004
The charity, called the CapitalAthleticFoundation, was supposed to provide sports programs and teach "leadership skills" to city youth.
More than $140,000 of foundation funds were actually sent to the Israeli West Bank where they were used by a Jewish settler to mobilize against the Palestinian uprising.
The bulk of the foundation's money, about $4 million, was used for a now-defunct Orthodox Jewish school in suburban Maryland that two of Abramoff's sons attended.
According to emails revealed during the US Senate hearings into the Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal, Lapin was paid $20,000 a month, through Abramoff's CapitalAthleticFoundation.
The teacher's complaint claims that the CapitalAthleticFoundation "was used to launder funds from the tribes to Eshkol." Federal tax records show that various Indian tribes donated more than $1 million to the foundation, which in turn benefited the school.
Foundation's Funds Diverted From Mission (Washington Post), Sept 2004
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