Month: April 2008

“Creative abuse” and 11 CFR 102.17

The WSJ reports that [w]hile Democrats absorbed the lessons of Pennsylvania this week, John McCain was coming to a few realizations of his own. For one, “big money” in politics isn’t so bad after all. That’s the takeaway from the presumptive GOP nominee’s new fund-raising strategy, which his campaign has quietly rolled out these past […]

Alleged Fieger Reimbursement Scheme Probed

As the Fieger trial develops, the testimony is gripping. Under questioning Thursday from Justice Department trial lawyer Kendall Day Harrington acknowledged that his $2,000 check would have bounced but for the $2,000 reimbursement he received from the Fieger firm. Harrington, testifying under a grant of immunity, described his fright at being interviewed by FBI agents […]