THE IRS AND UKRAINE. Reuters. “Some House Republicans have suggested that they would back the IMF measure in the Ukraine bill if the Obama administration ends its plans to reform the way such groups engage in political activity.”
SUPER PACS AND THE PRESIDENT. HuffPo. “Senior Obama administration officials confirmed on Thursday that President Barack Obama would be appearing at two super PAC events this election cycle to help support Democratic candidates.”
USE OF VIDEO IN THE NEWS. NJ. “Candidates and the super PACs that support them aren’t allowed to share videos, or any other information, in private. So campaigns have increasingly gone public, posting B-roll clips of their candidates shaking hands with all sorts of constituents in hopes that the images wind up in future TV ads.”
SEC WINS. Bond Buyer. “A federal judge has ordered seven defendants to disgorge millions in ill-gotten gains and imposed other administrative penalties stemming from a pay-to-play case involving the New York State Common Retirement Fund.” More at Pensions & Investments.
AZ: FIESTA BOWL CASE SENTENCE. Star Tribune. “A former longtime Fiesta Bowl chief executive was sentenced to eight months in federal prison on Thursday after acknowledging that he participated in an illegal campaign contribution scheme.”
CO: APPEAL REJECTED. The Independent. “Denver District Court Judge Herbert L. Stern on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed by Secretary of State Scott Gessler and affirmed the decision of Colorado’s Independent Ethics Commission that the secretary violated state laws when he spent public money on partisan activities.” The opinion is online here.
DC: TREASURER CHARGED. WP. “Former D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown’s campaign treasurer has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the candidate’s bank account in a case that bolsters the politician’s explanation of the missing money.”
NY: GROUP FINED. NYDN. “The independently-financed group that helped end former Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s mayoral ambitions was fined $7,050 by the Campaign Finance Board Thursday morning for failing to report $70,000 in expenditures.”
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