Convicted Abramoff deputy is helping S.C. GOP plan events

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Convicted ex-lobbyist aiding S.C. GOP
Former deputy to Abramoff helping party plan some events
By JOHN O’CONNOR and GINA SMITH - [e-mail] / [e-mail]


A former federal lobbyist who pleaded guilty to illegally plying congressional staffers with World Series tickets and other perks has been helping the S.C. Republican Party plan some of its headline events.

Jim Hirni, a former deputy of convicted Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, helped the state party organize a January gubernatorial debate and fundraiser in Charleston. S.C. GOP executive director Joel Sawyer said Hirni has no formal role with the party but “has helped us from time to time” as a volunteer. Sawyer would not elaborate on Hirni’s duties.

Hirni, who lobbied for Wal-Mart, the National Federation of Independent Businesses and others, has not been paid by the party, Sawyer said.

Hirni filed paperwork establishing The H2 Group with the S.C. secretary of state in April of this year. On a social-networking site, the firm is described as a political consulting and fundraising firm.

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http://www.thestate.com/2010/10/07/1500837/convicted-ex-lobbyist-aiding-sc.html

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1. K&R Hirni....has not been paid by the party, Sawyer said. But you can

But you can take it to the bank someone is paying....Once a crook aLways a crook...