The Department of Justice made an announcement today involving a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case involving Fourcand Enterprises. According to the criminal information filed on Feb. 1, 2010, Jean Fourcand, 62, of Miami, was the president and director of Fourcand Enterprises Inc. In pleading guilty, Fourcand admitted that he received funds between November 2001 and […]
Day: February 19, 2010
Law firm political law updates
I have two new law firm political law updates to share with discussion of Citizens United and other issues, one from Womble Carlyle on the firm’s Political GPS Blog and another from Arnold & Porter. Womble Carlyle’s Larry Norton and Jim Kahl are also hosting a webinar on March 11 with information on how to […]
C.U. response bill: fast track or no track?
In this Huffington Post piece, U.S. PIRG’s Lisa Gilbert urges quick congressional action on the Schumer-Van Hollen response to Citizens United. The Schumer-Van Hollen bill is expected to be introduced within a few weeks. Congress must fast track it so that it can forestall the worst impacts of this decision in time for this year’s […]