This Post article refers to honest services fraud.
“This case marks another step in federal prosecutors’ persistent efforts, in the teeth of withering judicial and academic criticism, to impose an undefined federal code of ethics on local elected officials through the vague language of the honest services fraud statute,” the defense argued in an unsuccessful motion to dismiss.
Here‘s the latest on challenges to political calls made by autodialing systems (robocalls).
California is the latest battleground in voters’ ongoing struggle not to be annoyed.
The state’s public utilities commission is coming under fire from opponents of political robo calling who say the commission is not enforcing existing regulations on automated political phone messages. It’s the same story in a number of states that currently have laws on the books that restrict political robo calls: The laws are rarely enforced and actual penalties for violators are nearly non-existent.
Shaun Dakin, who heads the national political do-not-contact registry is working to stir California’s enforcers into action.
On Friday the Senate Select Committee on Ethics released its latest guidance on events during the national party conventions. The Democratic convention will take place August 25-28 in Denver. The Republican convention will take place September 1-4 in Minneapolis.