The WSJ reports that Ann Copland pleaded guilty today in the latest charges (honest services fraud) to arise in the Abramoff scandal. The charges brought against Ms. Copland say she knew there were rules governing the conduct of employees of the U.S. Senate — specifically rules prohibiting soliciting gifts from anyone seeking official action or doing […]
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The Earmark Ecoscape
The Post takes a deeper look at earmarks. “It’s frustrating because 99.9 percent of us are doing the right thing for our clients all the time,” said [Dave] Wenhold, one of more than 14,000 registered lobbyists in a trade demonized by President Barack Obama and many members of Congress. “I’m proud of what I do. […]
Gary Locke Likely Commerce Pick
Gary Locke’s name has emerged has President Obama’s pick for Commerce Department Secretary. According to this report, Locke was involved in the 1996 Democratic National Committee fundraising scandal involving John Huang, foreign national contributions, and reimbursed contributions. Locke denied any wrongdoing, and he subsequently returned some checks tied to people implicated in the fundraising scandal, […]