Trevor Blackann is a former American lobbyist who pleaded guilty in the Jack Abramoff

Jack Abramoff

Jack Abramoff is an American former lobbyist and businessman. Convicted in 2006 of mail fraud and conspiracy, he was at the heart of an extensive corruption investigation that led to the conviction of White House officials J. Steven Griles and David Safavian, U.S. Representative Bob Ney, and nine...

 scandal.

Blackann began his political career as a staffer for Roy Blunt

Roy Blunt

Roy D. Blunt is the junior United States Senator from Missouri. He is a member of the Republican Party. His Senate seat was previously held by Republican Kit Bond, until his retirement....

, and subsequently Kit Bond

Kit Bond

Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond is a former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett Woods by a margin of 53%-47%. He was re-elected in 1992, 1998, and 2004...

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While he was a staffer for Kit Bond, he met with Abramoff and other lobbyists in the Mariana Islands

Mariana Islands

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 in November 2000. Abramoff charged the islands for this meeting.

After leaving Bond to work as a lobbyist, Blackann went on a trip in Todd Boulanger

Todd Boulanger

Todd Boulanger is an American lobbyist. He was senior vice president of Cassidy & Associates and was a figure in the Jack Abramoff scandal.-Background:...

's boat in the Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay

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On November 20, 2008, Blackann pleaded guilty to lying on his 2003 tax returns by concealing $4,100 in gifts from lobbyists, including a free trip to Game 1 of the 2003 World Series. That trip included airline travel to and from New York City

New York City

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, transportation around the city in a chauffeured sport utility vehicle

Sport utility vehicle

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, a ticket to the game, a souvenir baseball jersey, admission to and entertainment at a gentlemen's club following the game and free meals and drinks. The lobbyists, identified as Lobbyist D and Lobbyist E in the plea agreement, are Team Abramoff

Team Abramoff

"Team Abramoff" is the team of lobbyists assembled by Jack Abramoff when he worked at Greenberg Traurig, primarily of former aides to prominent Congressional politicians...

 associates Todd Boulanger

Todd Boulanger

Todd Boulanger is an American lobbyist. He was senior vice president of Cassidy & Associates and was a figure in the Jack Abramoff scandal.-Background:...

 and James Hirni

James Hirni

James F. Hirni is a lobbyist who was convicted for bribing Senate Staff aides in return for favorable amendments to federal legislation. A former aide to Sen. Tim Hutchinson , he joined the lobbying firm Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, and then became a member of "Team Abramoff" at Greenberg Traurig...

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Blackann's wife is Laura Brookshire, a former staffer of Tom DeLay

Tom DeLay

Thomas Dale "Tom" DeLay is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1984 until 2006. He was Republican Party House Majority Leader from 2003 to 2005, when he resigned because of criminal money laundering charges in...

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