Ex-Team Abramoff Lobbyist Goes From Scandal, Prison to New Gig

Lobbyist Kevin Ring has a notable gap on his resume: prison time.

After his downfall on K Street for his part in the Jack Abramoff influence scandal, Ring shifted from representing high-powered corporate clients and Native American Indian tribes flush with casino revenue to advocating for an overhaul of the nation’s criminal justice laws.

This week he begins a new role as vice president of criminal justice advocacy at Arnold Ventures, a philanthropic and policy outfit started by billionaires John and Laura Arnold. Ring recently left FAMM, the sentencing and prison overhaul group that was the rare place that would ...