Month: March 2009

Political Consultant Sentenced

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 28, 2009
Categories In Courts & Cases

A political consultant was sentenced to three months in prison, according to this DoJ press release. [Alberto] Goachet pleaded guilty on Dec. 4, 2008, to a one-count information charging him with conspiring with De Castro Font and others to launder money provided by a Puerto Rico businessman to De Castro Font. Goachet admitted that he, […]

FOIA Editorial

The Post this morning has this interesting editorial on FOIA and “holding government accountable.” Every administration — and this one is no exception — must guard against release of documents or information that could undermine the nation’s security. But Mr. Holder should be commended for restoring a sense of balance and integrity to one of […]

Government 2.0 Camp

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 27, 2009
Categories In Meta

Thanks to one of several great sessions at today’s Government 2.0 Camp, I’ve added the PoliticalActivityLaw.com feed to Twitter, as I hinted at earlier. Consider following me for website and other updates (@EricSBrown).