The Department of Justice announced that Horace Cooper was indicted today. Specifically, the indictment alleges that during this time, Cooper solicited and received from Abramoff and his colleagues thousands of dollars worth of tickets to sporting events and concerts; that Cooper and his companions allegedly received free or discounted meals and drinks on dozens of […]
Day: August 21, 2009
Foreign Lobbying Tracker News
The Post discovered The Sunlight Foundation’s Foreign Lobbying Tracker website. The Sunlight Foundation, which promotes open government, and ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative news operation, have teamed up to create a searchable, easily accessible, downloadable database of filings from July 2007 through the end of 2008 by about 300 foreign agents. It’s searchable by country, lobbyist, […]
Local Development Corporation Lobbying
The Times reports, “New York Paid to Lobby Itself, Group Claims.”