Author: Eric Brown

Obama Defense Pick Violates Pledge?

ABC News reports that President-elect Obama’s selection of William Lynn, a former Raytheon lobbyist, violates a campaign pledge regarding lobbyists in his administration. Several former lobbyists have also paved their way into the administration, including soon-to-be chief of staff for Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Ron Klain, who was registered as a lobbyist for Fannie Mae […]

FL: Honest Services Fraud

A Palm Beach County Commissioner resigned after being charged with corruption charges, according to this report. Mary McCarty and her husband were formally charged Friday in separate criminal investigations, one day after the former Palm Beach County commissioner resigned and said she would voluntarily plead guilty to a federal corruption charge. Federal authorities have charged […]