GUILTY PLEA. PH. “According to federal prosecutors, [Michael] Liberty orchestrated a ‘conduit contribution scheme’ in which he convinced employees, associates and family members to each contribute $2,500 to a presidential primary campaign. Liberty then reimbursed those nine individuals a total of $22,500, violating federal laws against such pass-through donations.” FOLLOW THE RECOUNT MONEY. H.com. “Where […]
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Post-Thanksgiving political law links are here
LOBBY RETOOL. WSJ. “Corporations are scrambling to retool their lobbying efforts as Republicans, preparing for control of the House, Senate and White House come January, hope to break the partisan logjam that has blocked the passage of legislation for six years.” DONORS AFTER 16. MJ. ” It’s true that Trump’s victory has changed what we […]
Political law links for Tues., Nov. 22nd
PARALLEL RETURN. BG. “A major political fundraising organization chaired by U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has decided to forfeit $267,000 in political donations from a Boston law firm now under federal investigation.” NEW LOBBYIST RULE. CNS. “And finally, on ethics reform, Trump said he will impose a five-year ban on executives becoming lobbyists after they […]