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Jack Allan Abramoff (; born February 28, 1959) is a former American lobbyist, businessman, movie producer and writer.〔("Jack Abramoff – writer for the film, Red Scorpion – Rotten Tomatoes" )〕 He was at the center of an extensive corruption investigation that led to his conviction and to 21 people either pleading guilty or being found guilty,〔 including White House officials J. Steven Griles and David Safavian, U.S. Representative Bob Ney, and nine other lobbyists and Congressional aides. Abramoff was College Republican National Committee National Chairman from 1981 to 1985, a founding member of the International Freedom Foundation, allegedly financed by apartheid South Africa,〔 and served on the board of directors of the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank. From 1994 to 2001 he was a top lobbyist for the firm of Preston Gates & Ellis, and then for Greenberg Traurig until March 2004. After a guilty plea in the Jack Abramoff Native American lobbying scandal and his dealings with SunCruz Casinos in January 2006, he was sentenced to six years in federal prison for mail fraud, conspiracy to bribe public officials, and tax evasion. He served 43 months before being released on December 3, 2010.〔(Inmate Finder, Jack Abramhoff )〕 After his release from prison, he wrote the autobiographical book ''Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Corruption From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist'' which was published in November 2011. Abramoff's lobbying and the surrounding scandals and investigation are the subject of two 2010 films: the documentary ''Casino Jack and the United States of Money'', released in May 2010,〔Stephen Holden, ("The Eye in a Hurricane of Corruption" ), ''New York Times'', May 7, 2010.〕 and the feature film ''Casino Jack'', released on December 17, 2010, starring Kevin Spacey as Abramoff.〔(''Casino Jack'' at IMDB. )〕〔("Bagman Trailer: The ''Other'' Jack Abramoff Movie" ), ''Vulture'' at ''New York'', June 15, 2010.〕 ==Early life== Jack Abramoff was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, into a Jewish family.〔(Washington Post: "Untangling a Lobbyist's Stake in a Casino Fleet – With Millions of Dollars Unaccounted for, Another Federal Investigation Targets Abramoff" by Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi ) May 1, 2005〕 His parents were Jane (née Divac) and Franklin Abramoff, who was president of the Franchises unit of Diners Club credit card company.〔''The Perfect Villain: John McCain and the Demonization of Lobbyist Jack Abramoff'', Martin & Lawrence Press, 2008, by Gary S. Chafetz, p. 2-3〕 Abramoff's family moved to Beverly Hills, California, when he was ten (in 1968), and there he attended Beverly Hills High School.〔Associated Press. ("As Congress sweats, Abramoff will tell all." ) ''St. Petersburg Times''. January 4, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2007.〕 In high school, he played football and became a weight-lifting champion.〔 After seeing the film version of ''Fiddler on the Roof'' at age twelve, Abramoff decided to practice Orthodox Judaism. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Abramoff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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