CAMPAIGN EMBEZZLEMENT IN THE NEWS. Bloomberg. “As candidates raise more money for their campaigns, there is greater opportunity for nefarious treasurers to embezzle campaign cash from politicians accustomed to putting their careers in the hands of consultants, aides and volunteers, said Michael Toner, a former Federal Election Commission chairman.” COST OF CA SCANDAL. Roll Call. […]
Category: Social Media
Here are today’s political law links for Thursday, August 25th
SUPER PACS IN THE NEWS. The Post. “The end result of all these developments is that candidates in 2012 stand to benefit from a vast new fundraising apparatus with far fewer restrictions than those applying to the campaigns themselves. That could be particularly important in the Republican primaries, where pro-GOP super PACs are poised to […]
Political law links for Tuesday, August 16, 2011
WHO’S WINNING THE WEB? The Post. “The Post used three tools to measure which of the candidates participating in the weekend’s straw poll is winning the war for Internet buzz.” PERRY PERKS. The Post. “‘Patriots’ are tasked with collecting $500,000 and promised a co-chairmanship of Perry’s national finance committee and a ‘VIP Republican National Convention […]