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 […]
Category: FEC
Bundling, donor disclosure, ethics stories and some political law links
BUNDLE OF FUN. What’s expected of bundlers this cycle? Politico reports. “The campaign’s ask for bundlers: $700,000 total. Each bundler is being asked to generate a combined $350,000 in contributions to the Democratic National Committee and the re-election campaign in 2011 and 2012, a two-year plan that could provide a steady flow of cash.” IDENTIFYING […]
Launch day, Trump and the 2012 money chase, new GAO report and more political law links today
DEBATES, LIST EXCHANGES, AND FUNDRAISING. Politico reports: “The Republican National Committee is proposing to sponsor a series of monthly presidential primary debates beginning in August and running through February in which the RNC would determine the format and require each participating candidate to raise money for the party at the event, according to an email […]