Latest On Abramoff/Scanlon
National Journal's Peter Stone reports that "the activities of two lobbyists who were top aides to Republican House leaders and who worked closely with former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and public-relations executive Michael Scanlon are getting close attention from federal prosecutors in the wide-ranging Justice Department-led influence-peddling investigation. Tony Rudy, who was deputy chief of staff to then-Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and Neil Volz, who was chief of staff to House Administration Chairman Bob Ney, R-Ohio, are among the approximately 20 lobbyists and members of Congress said to be under Justice Department scrutiny."
More, From Stone's article: "Legal sources say that federal investigators are also interested in an expensive golf junket to Scotland and London that DeLay took with Abramoff, Buckham, Rudy, and others in late May 2000. The trip included meals and other activities with a few of Abramoff's longtime clients.According to lawyers familiar with the case, Buckham is under scrutiny in part because Abramoff helped him land clients when Buckham began his lobbying career in 1998 by launching the Alexander Strategy Group. Abramoff shared several clients with Buckham, including the Mississippi Choctaw tribe and the Marianas."