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As a result, I've been portrayed as a cynical barbarian preying on the very clients I was charged to defend.

Jack Abramoff

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Jack Abramoff
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: February 28
Film Producer
Lawyer
Lobbyist
Atlantic City
New Jersey
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Preying
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Barbarian
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Charged
Clients
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Defend

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