Abramoff Scandal
In 2005, Ring was subpoenaed to appear before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee as part of its Abramoff probe. Asked to discuss his work with Abramoff on behalf of several Indian gaming tribes, Ring asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination, but offered an apology, saying: “I'm sorry the clients for whom I worked have had to endure the enormous emotional and financial burden”, though he was still working for said clients, the Choctaws and the Mashpee Band of Wampanoag as their paid Washington lobbyist.
Ring has two daughters and is separated from his wife, who asked for a divorce after the Abramoff scandal unfolded. Although he has never spoken publicly about the charges and did not testify at his trial, he touched on the scandal in an essay written for an online fatherhood magazine.
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