(CN) — Former Washington insider and longtime lobbyist Jack Abramoff was charged Thursday for his role in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme, and has already made a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty.

The impact of money on politics in the United States is a hotly debated topic these days as tens of millions of dollars flow freely into the presidential election as a result of the Citizen United ...

Bob Ney was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison Friday for his role in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. After months of denying any wrongdoing, Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, agreed ...

In 1861, Georgia voted to secede from the Union and joined the Confederacy. In 1920, threats against the life of Attorney ...

However, the high-profile case of ex-political lobbyist Jack Abramoff shares some of the traits of Manafort's case, including its connection to a wider investigation and the defendant's proximity ...

And after the rise and fall of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who was sent to prison for unprecedented corruption, including fraud, conspiracy and tax evasion, Common Cause and other organizations helped ...