WEB OF CORRUPTION

Young’s Ties to Abramoff

Mark Zachares’ corruption is the latest to surface in a long line of links between Young and Abramoff.

Young and Abramoff first crossed paths in 1997. Young sponsored a bill to hold a vote in Puerto Rico on statehood for the U.S. territory. Abramoff was a lobbyist for a group called Future of Puerto Rico that wanted the same thing. The bill passed the House but died in the Senate.