FCPA ISSUES IN THE NEWS. Story here. “Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hushed up a vast bribery campaign that top executives of its Mexican subsidiary carried out to build stores across that country, according to a published report.” ABRAMOFF MATTER SENTENCE. Story here. “[Tony] Rudy’s cooperation over the past six years helped win convictions of 18 people, […]
Category: FEC
Good morning, here are political law links for Fri., Apr. 20th
NRO ON EDWARDS PROSECUTION. Here. ”If Edwards et al. have committed other crimes, then they should be prosecuted, but to prosecute him under campaign-finance rules in a situation in which no campaign funds were used and no campaign expenses paid seems a stretch. We have had enough unseemliness associated with Edwards without adding a questionable […]
Political law links for Thurs., April 19, 2012
WINNING ONLINE IN 2012. A webinar is online here. EARMARKS AND COPING. Roll Call. “Winning Congressional earmarks wasn’t just big business on K Street. It was the business, and most everyone downtown had a piece of it.” WHAT HAPPENED AT THE FORUM? HuffPo. “On Wednesday morning, dozens of activists and more than a dozen members […]