Category Archives: chicanery

Rick Perry and the Criminalization of Politics

August 16, 2014, 9:26 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Texas Governor Rick Perry has been indicted for coercion and abuse of power in a potentially politically motivated prosecution for actions Perry possibly took out of political motivation to shut down possible politically motivated prosecutions. Got that? I haven’t studied… Continue reading

“FBI agent: Williams’ spending on McDonnells topped $177,000”

August 15, 2014, 10:48 ambribery, chicanery, conflict of interest laws, ethics investigationsRick Hasen

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.

“Reno Illegal Immigrant Guilty of Voter Fraud”

August 15, 2014, 7:39 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

AP: ” An immigrant living in the country illegally has pleaded guilty in Reno to violating election laws after she registered to vote in Washoe County under a false name and cast ballots in the 2008 and 2010 Nevada… Continue reading

In Longshot Bid, McDaniel Files Judicial Complaint Asking to Be Declared Winner of #MSSEN Race

August 14, 2014, 2:12 pmcampaigns, chicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

You can read the 8 page complaint at this link. The complaint essentially incorporates McDaniel’s 243-page complaint filed with the MS Republican Party into the complaint. He asks for votes from Hinds County and elsewhere to be thrown out,… Continue reading

“McDonnell Case Shows Virginia is Not Above Corruption”

August 12, 2014, 11:58 ambribery, campaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Meredith McGehee blogs.

#MSSEN Theater of the Absurd

August 12, 2014, 10:34 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Clarion-Ledger: Fielder: I was paid, but not to lie like Hood said

“County to release records Friday on first John Doe probe”

August 7, 2014, 2:58 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

News from Wisconsin.

“McDaniel staffer drawn into Fielder controversy (UPDATE)”

August 6, 2014, 7:47 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Clarion Ledger: Stephen Fielder, the self-proclaimed pastor from Meridian, says a member of Chris McDaniel’s campaign paid him $2,000 to give an interview in which he accused a Thad Cochran campaign staffer of asking him to pay people to… Continue reading

“Prosecutors Must Prove Corrupt Intent in Trial of Former Virginia First Family”

August 5, 2014, 7:19 pmbribery, campaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT on why a McDonnell conviction is no slam dunk, Ferraris, Rolexes and all.

“Prosecutors in Wisconsin ‘John Doe’ Case Call on Seventh Circuit to Assess Evidence”

August 4, 2014, 7:08 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: Special prosecutors pursuing a secret “John Doe” investigation focusing on alleged coordination between Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) political campaign and conservative groups contend a federal district judge ignored “significant evidence” of potentially illegal conduct when he… Continue reading

Analysis: McDaniel Likely to Lose #MSSEN Challenge

August 4, 2014, 1:16 pmchicanery, election administration, recounts, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

A press conference concluded a few minutes ago by the McDaniel campaign suggests that the campaign found far fewer illegal votes than the approximately 7,600 votes separating him from Sen. Thad Cochran in the MS Republican Senate primary. Instead, it… Continue reading