A lobbyist was indicted in connection with work he did for Sudan, according to this Department of Justice press release. Robert J. Cabelly, 61, of Washington, D.C., has been indicted in the District of Columbia in an eight-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to violate the Sudanese sanctions regulations and to act as an unregistered […]
Month: October 2009
Lobbying activity not reported
The Times discusses the various ways lobbying must be accounted for on disclosure forms. The LDA allows groups to estimate lobbying expenditures using definitions created by that law and a 2007 ethics reform law. In general, method A focuses on visits and calls to lawmakers, aides and the administration and “efforts in support of such […]
Charges fly in Boston mayoral race
Michael Flaherty filed a complaint that an aide to Mayor Menino “used city employee personnel records to tally contributions by the city’s firefighters to his campaign.”