Probe to Include GOP Donations By Thomas Edsall, Washington Post
A source familiar with the Senate committee's probe, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is confidential, said investigators want to know whether any part of the $500,000 came from an Indian tribe with casino interests that might be interested in taking sides in a gubernatorial contest.
Scanlon did not respond to requests for comment left on his cell phone voice mail and at his office on Capitol Hill. His attorney, Stephen L. Braga, said the money came from Scanlon and there is nothing in financial records showing that funds were transferred from a casino-owning tribe through Scanlon. Pamela J. Marple, one of Abramoff's attorneys, did not respond to a request for comment.