Day: May 20, 2008

Fieger Takes the Stand

The Detroit Free Press covers today’s testimony.  “Reimbursement goes on all the time… it’s done millions of times in America,” Fieger told jurors during nearly 3 hours of questioning in a high-stakes gamble to win acquittal. He and partner Vernon (Ven) Johnson are accused of illegally reimbursing 64 employees and others with law firm funds […]

Allegations of Superdelegate Influence

News comes this morning that superdelegates allegedly turned down a $1 million offer from a Clinton donor. “This is not an FEC issue,” said Jan Baran, a Republican campaign finance attorney. “There are federal and state laws that bar ‘vote buying’ but I’m not sure they apply in this situation since this involves a convention […]