The Department of Justice issued press releases on two Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases. In the first, there was a guilty plea. In the second, six former executives of a company were charged. The second case also involves alleged violations of the Travel Act.
Day: April 8, 2009
New Media and Politics Rewarding for Macon Phillips?
ProPublica, a self-described non-profit newsroom producing “journalism in the public interest” posted 179 personal financial disclosure reports of Obama administration officials, including the report of White House New Media Director Macon Phillips.
What to Do with Leftover Campaign Funds?
Former Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift recently donated leftover campaign funds to a charitable organization, according to this Boston Globe report. Politicians who close down their campaign accounts have four options for the remaining funds: donating to a local city or town, to the state’s general fund, to a charity, or to a scholarship fund, according […]