Pablo Carrillo
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Pablo E. Carrillo is a one-time admiralty lawyer from New Orleans, LA, who is U.S. Senator John McCain
’s chief investigative counsel. In that capacity, Carrillo led McCain’s investigations of the Jack Abramoff
tribal lobbying scandal and the Boeing tanker scandal, which McCain referred to extensively throughout his campaign.http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2006/07/gimme_five_take_two.php
That investigation was also described by Roll Call as “set[ting] a standard for what Congressional oversight should be, but often isn’t” and the New York Post as giving rise to possibly “the worst Washington corruption scandal since the Abscam
sting nailed six congressmen and a senator 25 years ago.” It helped expose wrongdoing that recently led to, among other things, guilty pleas from Abramoff, Michael Scanlon
, a US congressman, and two senior congressional staffers on fraud and public corruption charges; a guilty plea from the head of a bogus non-profit organization for lying to Congress and tax fraud; the conviction of the Bush White House’s chief of procurement policy and a former deputy Interior secretary for, among other things, lying to Congress; the development of lobbying reform legislative initiatives; and the publication of a major Senate report, called “‘Gimme Five’—Investigation of Tribal Lobbying Matters”.http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/gimme5.html
and senior air force personal Darleen Druyun
and Boeing being forced to deduct about a half-billion dollars in payments required under a global settlement agreement with the Justice Department.
The investigation received widespread praise: The Seattle Times described that investigation as “hav[ing] outmaneuvered Air Force brass and Boeing's 35 person Washington lobbying operation in a classic Washington power play and a media blitz worthy of Madison Avenue”; a major watchdog group as “congressional oversight at its best, something we rarely see anymore”; and The New Yorker as “burnish[ing] [McCain’s] reputation as a giant killer.” Carrillo’s role in that investigation was profiled by the National Journal’s CongressDaily and the investigation, in among others places, “60 Minutes Wednesday.”
and Tulane Law School, where he served as Managing Editor for the Tulane Law Review
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John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
’s chief investigative counsel. In that capacity, Carrillo led McCain’s investigations of 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...
tribal lobbying scandal and the Boeing tanker scandal, which McCain referred to extensively throughout his campaign.http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2006/07/gimme_five_take_two.php
Role in Jack Abramoff Tribal lobbying scandal
Carrillo served, as The Washington Monthly described in May 2006, as “McCain's wingman on Indian Affairs”, as his Chief Investigative Counsel on the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. There, Carrillo led a high-profile investigation into allegations that flamboyant GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his partner Michael Scanlon, a former aide of House Leader Tom Delay, bilked several Indian tribes out of tens of millions of dollars. Holding what Vanity Fair described as “five gory, highly publicized [hearings] in 2004 and 2005”http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2006/04/abramoff200604?printable=true¤tPage=all on that issue, Carrillo’s investigation first exposed Abramoff and Scanlon’s scheme to defraud these tribes and led to, according to The Washington Post, “one of the widest ranging federal corruption investigations in decades,” which “may help McCain, a likely contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, reinforce his image as a Washington reformer and a proponent of campaign finance reform.”That investigation was also described by Roll Call as “set[ting] a standard for what Congressional oversight should be, but often isn’t” and the New York Post as giving rise to possibly “the worst Washington corruption scandal since the Abscam
Abscam
Abscam was a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation sting operation run from the FBI's Hauppauge, Long Island, office in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
sting nailed six congressmen and a senator 25 years ago.” It helped expose wrongdoing that recently led to, among other things, guilty pleas from Abramoff, Michael Scanlon
Michael Scanlon
Michael Scanlon, AKA "Sean Scanlon", is a former communications director for Rep. Tom DeLay, lobbyist, and public relations executive who has pleaded guilty to corruption charges related to the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal...
, a US congressman, and two senior congressional staffers on fraud and public corruption charges; a guilty plea from the head of a bogus non-profit organization for lying to Congress and tax fraud; the conviction of the Bush White House’s chief of procurement policy and a former deputy Interior secretary for, among other things, lying to Congress; the development of lobbying reform legislative initiatives; and the publication of a major Senate report, called “‘Gimme Five’—Investigation of Tribal Lobbying Matters”.http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/gimme5.html
Role in the Boeing tanker scandal
Carrillo lead McCain's investigation the Air Force's decision to replace its tanker fleet by leasing planes from Boeing. The investigation lead to a major corruption scandal which lead to successful prosecutions of Boeing's CFO Michael M. SearsMichael M. Sears
Michael M. Sears is a former Boeing executive.In 1992 Mr. Sears led the successful development of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, cited as the best managed aircraft program in U.S. Department of Defense history. In 1997, Mr. Sears was President of the Douglas Aircraft Company division of McDonnell...
and senior air force personal Darleen Druyun
Darleen Druyun
Darleen A. Druyun is a former United States Air Force civilian official and Boeing executive.-Education:...
and Boeing being forced to deduct about a half-billion dollars in payments required under a global settlement agreement with the Justice Department.
The investigation received widespread praise: The Seattle Times described that investigation as “hav[ing] outmaneuvered Air Force brass and Boeing's 35 person Washington lobbying operation in a classic Washington power play and a media blitz worthy of Madison Avenue”; a major watchdog group as “congressional oversight at its best, something we rarely see anymore”; and The New Yorker as “burnish[ing] [McCain’s] reputation as a giant killer.” Carrillo’s role in that investigation was profiled by the National Journal’s CongressDaily and the investigation, in among others places, “60 Minutes Wednesday.”
Other
Carrillo is a graduate of Tulane UniversityTulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
and Tulane Law School, where he served as Managing Editor for the Tulane Law Review
Tulane Law Review
The Tulane Law Review, a publication of the Tulane University Law School, was founded in 1916, and is currently published six times annually. The Law Review has an international circulation and is one of few American law reviews carried by law libraries in the United Kingdom.-History:The Law Review...
.