Month: November 2008

Use of Campaign Funds

Rep. Rangel’s use of campaign funds for legal expenses is discussed here. A newspaper says New York Rep. Charles Rangel paid more than $100,000 in campaign funds to a law firm to represent him as he continues to face ethical questions over his tax records. The New York Post reported Sunday that the powerful chairman […]

MA: DiMasi Case Update

The Boston Globe provides an update on House Speaker DiMasi’s cooperation with investigations into state contracts and his associates. The dual investigations – the Ethics Commission and state Attorney General Martha Coakley’s grand jury – are attempting to detail variations on a similar theme: the circumstances of payments made to a close cadre of DiMasi […]