Self-professed &super-lobbyist& & double-dealing high roller Jack Abramoff (Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey) watches in vain as his highly lucrative empire starts to crumble thanks to one fateful mistake in this high-energy comedy inspired by real events from director George Hickenlooper (THE MAN FROM ELYSIAN FIELDS FACTORY GIRL) When Jack & resourceful businessman Michael Scanlon (Barry Pepper) team up to exert their influence over some the biggest players in Washington DC their bid to strike it rich pays off big time But somewhere between the high-profile deals high-roller hotel suites & million-dollar yachts the profit-loving pair makes the mistake of recruiting a motor-mouthed mob flunky (Jon Lovitz) to earn some extra income under the table At first the cash is rolling in but when word gets out that Jack & Michael have ties to the Mob the resulting scandal turns their life of luxury into a living hell