Category: California

This Post article refers to honest services fraud. “This case marks another step in federal prosecutors’ persistent efforts, in the teeth of withering judicial and academic criticism, to impose an undefined federal code of ethics on local elected officials through the vague language of the honest services fraud statute,” the defense argued in an unsuccessful […]

Here‘s the latest on challenges to political calls made by autodialing systems (robocalls). California is the latest battleground  in voters’ ongoing struggle not to be annoyed. The state’s public utilities commission is coming under fire from opponents of political robo calling who say the commission is not enforcing existing regulations on automated political phone messages. […]

The Fair Political Practices Commission is considering changes to rules governing tickets provided to agencies for use by agency officials.