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I'm capable of making $44 million. I know I'm intellectually capable of finding a series of things and making hundreds of millions. I have to get there and do it. Carefully. Legally.
Jack Abramoff
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Jack Abramoff
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: February 28
Film Producer
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Lobbyist
Atlantic City
New Jersey
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