CONYERS QUALIFICATION ISSUE. RC. “Two individuals collecting signatures for Conyers’ ballot-qualifying petition were found to not be registered voters and thereby the signatures were ruled invalid.” JFCS LAUNCH. RC. “The Federal Election Commission has received five new registrations for political committees that will operate as joint fundraising committees, allowing a donor to easily write one […]
Category: FCPA
Tues. political law links
FCPA: DIMON IN THE NEWS. NYT. “While the hiring of employees connected to private enterprises would not typically violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which requires the involvement of a government official in a bribe, authorities are exploring whether state-owned Chinese companies indirectly owned some of the private enterprises, according to people briefed on the […]
Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links
IRS: LAWSUIT WITHDRAWN. The Hill. “A top House Democrat and campaign finance reform groups said Friday that they were pulling a lawsuit against the IRS, after the Treasury Department proposed new standards for how tax-exempt groups could dabble in politics.” FCPA: JPMORGAN ISSUES. The Times. “The S.E.C. and prosecutors are building their investigation around the […]