Words will not be able to ever express how sorry I am for this, and I have profound regret and sorrow for the multitude of mistakes and harm I have caused.

On September 4 2008 a Washington court found him guilty of trading expensive gifts meals and sports trips in exchange for political favors and U. Some Internet users located the photos and preserved copies of some of them. The draft report of the House Government Reform Committee said the documents — largely Abramoff's billing records and e-mails — listed 485 lobbying contacts with White House officials over three years including 10 with top Bush aide Karl Rove.

After his release from prison he wrote the book Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Corruption From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist which was publiJack Abramoffd in November 2011. Steven Griles and David Safavian U.