The Feds Blind Eye Towards Republican Crime

What was shocking about the Duke Cunningham case - though largely unreported - was how he could get away with such brazen acts of corruption only to be found out when the San Diego media started investigating him.

Today we learn from The Austin American-Statesman that Abramoff, through his charity Capital Athletics, took in large sums of money that was purportedly passed on to other charities. But four of those charities deny ever receiving the $330,000 that was listed as being paid to them.

The initial obvious question involves money laundering --- where'd the dough go?

However, the secondary story that's being overlooked is the failure of the feds to have turned this up. Here's the money quote:

Federal investigators have not contacted P'TACH about the grant, Jaffa said. Representa- tives of three other nonprofits that supposedly received Capital Athletic money also said they have not been contacted.

WTF? It's not like suspicions about Abramoff's activities are new or that he has not been under investigation for a long time. Who is responsible for the investigation and is not doing their job?