Ralph Reed, a prominent voice in conservative Christian circles who was caught in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal, will appear with John McCain at an Atlanta fundraiser.

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In 2006, a Senate committee chaired by McCain tied Reed to the disgraced lobbyist.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper, which obtained a copy of the event invitation, Reed and McCain will appear together at the Marriot Marquis on Aug. 18.

Reed met Abramoff when both were active in the College Republicans, and he rose to prominence as the first executive director of the Christian Coalition in the 1990s.

In a 1998 e-mail message, Reed told Abramoff, "Hey, now that I'm done with the electoral politics, I need to start humping in corporate accounts! I'm counting on you to help me with some contacts."

Reed later ran for lieutenant governor of Georgia, but lost the primary in 2006.

Also in 2006, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, chaired by McCain, found that Reed admitted receiving $4 million from Abramoff and one of the lobbyist's partners, to run anti-gambling campaigns in the South.

The Washington Post reported that Reed said he did not know where the funds were coming from, but e-mails suggested that he knew some of the money came from the coffers of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and their casino profits.

In the invitation obtained by the Atlanta newspaper, Reed wrote that, "John McCain believes in a strong national defense, a smaller, more accountable government, steady economic growth and opportunity, the dignity of life and traditional values."