EDWARDS TRIAL UPDATES. The News Observer should have thorough coverage of the Edwards trial (h/t @GoberHilgers). WAL-MART AND THE FCPA. The FCPA Professor has thoughts on Wal-Mart’s FCPA issues here. SEC RULES AND FEDERAL FUNDRAISING. WSJ. “A new effort by Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign to substantially increase the amount of money wealthy backers can give […]
Month: April 2012
Good morning, here are political law links for Mon., Apr. 23, 2012
FCPA ISSUES IN THE NEWS. Story here. “Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hushed up a vast bribery campaign that top executives of its Mexican subsidiary carried out to build stores across that country, according to a published report.” ABRAMOFF MATTER SENTENCE. Story here. “[Tony] Rudy’s cooperation over the past six years helped win convictions of 18 people, […]
Good morning, here are political law links for Fri., Apr. 20th
NRO ON EDWARDS PROSECUTION. Here. ”If Edwards et al. have committed other crimes, then they should be prosecuted, but to prosecute him under campaign-finance rules in a situation in which no campaign funds were used and no campaign expenses paid seems a stretch. We have had enough unseemliness associated with Edwards without adding a questionable […]