Roger Stillwell
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Roger G. Stillwell an American lobbyist. Stillwell was charged with "falsely certifying that he did not receive reportable gifts" from Jack Abramoff
http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=1151485520769&hub=TopStories and on August 11, 2006, pled guilty to a misdemeanor charges. He was scheduled for sentencing as of October 26, 2006.http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4110839.html
, part of the US Department of Interior, during the George W. Bush administration
. He was the desk officer in charge of the Northern Mariana Islands.
reported: "Abramoff's team also cultivated Roger Stillwell, the Marianas desk officer at the Interior Department. In a recent interview, Stillwell said he accepted dinners at Abramoff's restaurant, Signatures
, and tickets to Washington Redskins
games. But he said that all those actions occurred while he was a contract employee at Interior, not a federal worker. He also said he sent Abramoff copies of e-mails he sent to his boss, but he noted that none of them contained confidential information and that 'there's nothing wrong with doing that.'" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/28/AR2005122801588.html
Abramoff and the lobbying firms he worked with were heavily involved in preventing legislation that would put the Mariana Islands, their client, under ordinary US Labor Laws. There are allegations that Abramoff overbilled the Islands, as well as illegally funded many gifts. The Legal Times wrote: "As the desk officer at Interior with responsibility for the area, Stillwell would have had considerable involvement in any policy or legislation dealing with the Northern Mariana Islands, though his particular role in any of the proposed legislation remains unclear." http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1151485524370
Previously, Stillwell was a long-time staffer for the US House Delegate from Guam Antonio Borja Won Pat
. http://www.doi.gov/oia/press/2003/0428press.htm
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...
http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=1151485520769&hub=TopStories and on August 11, 2006, pled guilty to a misdemeanor charges. He was scheduled for sentencing as of October 26, 2006.http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4110839.html
Career
Stillwell worked for the Office of Insular AffairsOffice of Insular Affairs
The Office of Insular Affairs is a unit of the United States Department of the Interior that oversees federal administration of several United States possessions...
, part of the US Department of Interior, during the George W. Bush administration
George W. Bush administration
The presidency of George W. Bush began on January 20, 2001, when he was inaugurated as the 43rd President of the United States of America. The oldest son of former president George H. W. Bush, George W...
. He was the desk officer in charge of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Abramoff scandal
In December 2005, The Washington PostThe Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
reported: "Abramoff's team also cultivated Roger Stillwell, the Marianas desk officer at the Interior Department. In a recent interview, Stillwell said he accepted dinners at Abramoff's restaurant, Signatures
Signatures Restaurant
Signatures Restaurant is the Washington D.C. restaurant opened by Jack Abramoff. Expensive and lavishly appointed with expensive memorabilia, Villeroy & Boch chargers and Christofle flatware, Signatures was used by Abramoff in coordination with his skyboxes and foreign trips to spend money...
, and tickets to Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
games. But he said that all those actions occurred while he was a contract employee at Interior, not a federal worker. He also said he sent Abramoff copies of e-mails he sent to his boss, but he noted that none of them contained confidential information and that 'there's nothing wrong with doing that.'" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/28/AR2005122801588.html
Abramoff and the lobbying firms he worked with were heavily involved in preventing legislation that would put the Mariana Islands, their client, under ordinary US Labor Laws. There are allegations that Abramoff overbilled the Islands, as well as illegally funded many gifts. The Legal Times wrote: "As the desk officer at Interior with responsibility for the area, Stillwell would have had considerable involvement in any policy or legislation dealing with the Northern Mariana Islands, though his particular role in any of the proposed legislation remains unclear." http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1151485524370
Previously, Stillwell was a long-time staffer for the US House Delegate from Guam Antonio Borja Won Pat
Antonio Borja Won Pat
Antonio Borja Won Pat was the first Delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives.He was born in Sumay, Guam, and worked as a teacher. He was first elected to the Advisory Guam Congress in 1936. In 1951 he became speaker of the Guam Assembly. In 1965 he was elected as a...
. http://www.doi.gov/oia/press/2003/0428press.htm