Month: March 2009

Form 3L and Instructions

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 17, 2009
Categories In FEC, HLOGA

The Federal Election Commission released Form 3L and its instructions. The form is used to disclose lobbyist-bundled contributions required to be disclosed under HLOGA.

Fumo Convicted

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 17, 2009
Categories In Pennsylvania

Former Pennsylvania State Sen. Vincent Fumo was convicted on corruption charges yesterday, according to this Philadelphia Inquirer story. The FBI pursued him for four years. Its agents interviewed more than 350 people and compiled documents that filled 240 boxes. The grand-jury transcript takes up nearly 7,000 pages. The trial took 22 weeks and the testimony […]

Charitable Giving

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 17, 2009
Categories In IRS, New York

The Times reports that some charities are donating to state campaigns. A review of campaign-finance and federal tax records shows that at least 81 tax-exempt charities have given contributions to legislative candidates since 2005, with some organizations giving more than once to multiple candidates. While the amounts were not eye-popping, the contributions often flowed to […]