According to this Department of Justice press release, lobbyist Cecelia Grimes was sentenced to home detention, three years probation and a $3,000 for destroying evidence in a public corruption case. Evidence presented at the plea hearing revealed that within six … Continue reading
Daily Archives: April 3, 2009
The Capital Press (The West’s Ag Website) profiles Oregon Farm Bureau lobbyist Katie Fast in this interesting article. Fast believes her role at the Farm Bureau is to serve as an advocate for Oregon’s farmers and a guardian against extremist … Continue reading
Remember Defending Your Life? For some reason that movie came to mind when I read registered lobbyist Daryl Owen’s piece on President Obama’s lobbyist restrictions and statements. The president’s repeated verbal, and now legal, castigation of the lobbying community suggests that … Continue reading