A former lobbyist was arrested yesterday in the Abramoff scandal, according to this report. The FBI today arrested Kevin Ring, a former lobbyist, for his alleged role in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. Justice Department officials said that the FBI arrested Ring this morning at his Maryland home. He is charged in a 10-count public-corruption indictment, […]
Author: Eric Brown
Montana: “Thankless Task”
The Billings Gazette has this story on the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices. As Montana’s top campaign cop, Dennis Unsworth isn’t destined to make a lot of close friends among state politicians and political parties. That’s how it is, and that’s how it should be for Montana’s political-practices commissioner. Like his predecessors, Unsworth must make […]
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae PACs
Let’s say your organization is a major part of the U.S. economy and has been hurt by the housing slump. Your organization is so important, that the U.S. government may even “bail you out” to prevent what some may see as damage to the economy. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae both have active PACs. According […]