Abramoff's ex-partner gets prison sentence halved

American Scofflaw
So tell us, Mr. Abramoff, just what was supposed 9-11 mastermind Mohammad Atta doing on your casino ship just weeks before 9-11?

The ex-partner of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff in an ill-fated Florida casino boat venture saw his prison sentence for fraud cut in half Wednesday for cooperating with investigators.

U.S. District Judge Paul Huck agreed to reduce Adam Kidan's prison term from just under six years to almost three after prosecutors praised his cooperation in several investigations. They said he even braved mob threats to testify about a gangland-style slaying in 2001 of former SunCruz Casinos owner Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis.