The Gun Lake Tribe (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians) is alleging that lobbyist Jack Abramoff was hired to help stall the building of their new casino. According to their news release "Investigations to date have shown that Jack Abramoff and his partner Michael Scanlon were paid more than $14 million by a past tribal council of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe to prevent the development of competing Indian casinos in Michigan, including the Gun Lake Tribe's proposed casino in Wayland Township." The tribe also says that Congressman Peter Hoekstra received campaign contributions from Abramoff's former lobbying firm, Greenberg Traurig and should return or donate the money.

Gun Lake Casino News Archive (see "Abramoff Plea Should Provide Truth, Justice for Gun Lake Tribe")
Also see Indian Tribe Concerned Political Payoffs Slowed Casino from WZZM TV-13

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