Senate Panel: Former Lobbyist, Partner Pocketed $6.5M From Tribe

By James V. Grimaldi and Susan Schmidt

Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 22, 2005; 4:42 PM

A former Republican lobbyist and his partner pocketed $6.5 million of the $7.7 million in consulting fees they received from a Mississippi Indian tribe in 2001 while congratulating themselves on their "gimme five" relationship, according to e-mails released today by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.