CQPolitics reports. The former treasurer of the National Republican Congressional Committee pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling $845,000 from GOP campaign committees over a six-year period, during which he transferred cash from campaign accounts he controlled to his own bank account. The Post’s full report is here.
Day: September 3, 2010
No evidence of lobbying violation in Utah
The Deseret News posts a follow-up story about allegations of unregistered lobbying here. No evidence was found to support complaints that U.S. Senate candidates Mike Lee and Tim Bridgewater lobbied lawmakers without a license, the lieutenant governor’s office announced Thursday.
Rattner: lobbying rule a hinderance?
In an uncorrected proof of former auto czar Steven Rattner’s new book, Overhaul, he discusses his involvement in the work to save GM and Chrysler. According to the Post, Rattner, like other Auto Team members, worked long hours and left family behind in other cities. He spent $400,000 in legal fees in passing the government’s […]