Month: December 2008

“Course of Business” Exception

The Georgia State Ethics Commission dismissed charges related to an $80,000 loan. State ethics law, which requires lobbyists to report expenditures related to their lobbying activity, makes an exception for expenditures that are made in the course of business. The commission agreed the loan fit that exception. 

Abramoff Update

In the latest news in the Abramoff controversy, there is a dispute between Kevin Ring and prosecutors over documents. Lawyers for indicted lobbyist Kevin Ring are fighting with federal prosecutors over whether the government has to turn over internal White House documents to Ring’s defense team, according to recent court filings. Ring’s lawyers are pressing […]