Category: California

Political law links for Wednesday, May 11

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 11, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Executive Branch, FEC, IRS, Nevada

GIFT TAX AND (C)(4)’S. Politico reports. “The Internal Revenue Service appears to have begun to enforce a tax on gifts to the non-profit organizations that were a key vehicle for anonymous politics in the last five years and had promised to play a large role in the presidential cycle, a move which could reshape the […]

Political law links today: J&J FCPA case, disclosure and democracy, no smooth sledding for VT CFR, the Waters case, and more

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 11, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FCPA, FEC, Georgia, House, Vermont

JOHNSON & JOHNSON & FCPA. Another FCPA settlement announced. DOJ Release. “‘Today, Johnson & Johnson has admitted that its subsidiaries, employees and agents paid bribes to publicly-employed health care providers in Greece, Poland and Romania, and that kickbacks were paid on behalf of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary companies to the former government of Iraq under […]

Thursday’s political law links for grownups

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 7, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FCPA, FEC, LDA, Oklahoma

LOBBYISTS AND POTENTIAL SHUTDOWN. “A federal government shutdown would close some of Washington, D.C.’s most popular attractions and important outposts, but the influence industry won’t even slow down.” Roll Call. $218 MILLION PENALTY. DOJ announced settlement in a FCPA case here. “JGC Corporation has agreed to pay a $218.8 million criminal penalty to resolve charges […]