Jack Abramoff is an American lobbyist. He is also a businessman, accomplished writer and movie producer. He was one of the main lobbyists that were under investigation for being corrupt. When it all came falling down, he was one of 21 people who either pleading guilty or were found guilty. He actually plead guilty as charged.
There were also three leading White House officials who fell along with him - J. Steven Griles and David Safavian and also U.S. Representative Bob Ney. The unraveling of the corruption took America by surprise although it was common knowledge that lobbying was underhanded. To see if out in the open was a bit shocking for some and proves that there is corruption in the act of lobbying at even the top level. .