Nonprofit Groups Accused of Violating Tax Laws

Five conservative nonprofit organizations may have violated federal tax laws by helping the Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a Senate report says.

The report by the Democratic staff of the Senate Finance Committee said that the organizations abused their tax-exempt status by laundering money and producing opinion articles for newspapers that supported the positions of Mr. Abramoff's clients.

Mr. Abramoff pleaded guilty in January to conspiring to corrupt government officials

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