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The litany of Mr. Abramoff 's philanthropic misadventures includes more than just gifts to benefit his political associates and lobbying targets . The nonprofit world itself certainly did not catch on to Mr. Abramoff 's philanthropic perfidy . If anybody wants to be cynical about how easy it is to manipulate a charity for nefarious purposes , they need only look to Mr. Abramoff 's dealings . Making a handful of grants to Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops does not mask the real function of Mr. Abramoff 's tax-exempt groups as money-laundering centers for scoundrels intent on circumventing and unraveling campaign finance and lobbying regulations . Scores of red flags about Mr. Abramoff 's charitable endeavors were flapping in the wind and should have caught the attention of the Internal Revenue Service , but it does not appear that the tax agency made much effort to look for wrongdoing .