A trust associated with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was the subject of a Consent Decree and Settlement Agreement. An AP report is here. Palin reportedly argued that she acted in good faith and relied on the advice of counsel in establishing and operating the fund.
Day: June 26, 2010
Office of Congressional Ethics still probing financial regulatory reform matter
Roll Call reports on the Office of Congressional Ethics’ inquiry into a matter related to financial regulatory reform legislation. The Hill also has an article (and no pay wall). A House ethics office has initiated a second stage of its investigation into the fundraising activity of five Republicans and three Democrats, according to staffers close […]
Prison sentence in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case
The Department of Justice announced the results of sentencing in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case. John Webster Warwick, a Virginia Beach, Va., resident, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va., to 37 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to pay bribes to former Panamanian government officials to secure […]