Abramoff's Oily Trail

This blog focuses almost exclusively on local issues, so I've kept my distance from many of the scandals going on at the federal level of late. However, there have been several recent pieces in the Post detailing an uncomfortable closeness between Jack Abramoff and Governor Bobby.

Long story short: Abramoff was a lobbyist and influence peddler, good friend of Tom DeLay, and swindler of Native American gaming interests. He's now under arrest for fraud.

Curious to see just how deeply Abramoff's tendrils plunged into Maryland politics, I turned to the trusty Maryland Board of Elections campaign finance database. I was not let down. A summary of my findings is below:

1) Bob Ehrlich - Jack Abramoff, Pam Abramoff (his wife?), Franklin Abramoff, Jane Abramoff (his parents?) of Rancho Mirage, CA all gave the future Guv the maximum $4k during the 2001/2002 cycle. In 2003, Jack and Pam again gave $4k each. For being DC and CA residents, respectively, they sure love our Guv, to the tune of $24k.

2) Montgomery County Republicans - Jack - $2,500 in 2004.

3) Alex Mooney (R) - One of the most regressive members of the Maryland Senate received $1k from Jack in 2002.

4) Republican Legislators Committee PAC, Maryland - $1,250 from Jack in 1999/2000.

5) Republican State Central Committee Of Maryland - $4k from Jack in 2001.

6) The Victory Team Slate - Received $2k from both Jack and Pamela in 2002.

Jack's contributions during the 2002 Cycle (1/1/1999-12/31/2002):

1) $4k, Bob Ehrlich (10/29/2001)
2) $1k, Alex Mooney (05/20/2002)
3) $250, Republican Legislators Committee PAC, Maryland (11/12/1999)
4) $1k, Republican Legislators Committee PAC, Maryland (12/15/2000)
5) $4k, Republican State Central Committee Of Maryland (10/09/2001)
6) $2k, The Victory Team Slate (04/12/2002)

According to Election Law § 13-226: A person can contribute no more than $4,000 to one campaign finance entity, and a total of $10,000 to all campaign finance entities, during the four-year cycle.

Looks to me like Jack contributed over $12,000 during that period. Has anyone notified the proper authorities?