From the Baltimor Jewish Times:
Jack Abramoff was serving time in Western Maryland.
Now, he’ll be serving pizza in Baltimore.
Well, sort of.
Abramoff, 51, is a Capitol Hill lobbyist and businessman who pled guilty in 2006 to felony counts related to his lobbying and political activities.
That is all behind him now.
Through the good graces of Tov Pizza, which has served this community for more than 26 years, Abramoff will begin to rebuild his life.
Out of a halfway house, he now works with Tov owner Ron Rosenbluth in almost all areas of the restaurant business, with perhaps a focus on marketing strategies. Abramoff was owner of a kosher restaurant in Washington, D.C., and has experience in the kosher food industry.
Because he is still under the authority of the Bureau of Prisons, Abramoff could not be interviewed by the Baltimore Jewish Times for this story. …
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