Category Archives: chicanery
Dinesh D’Souza Indicted for Campaign Finance Violations:
US Attorney’s office (SDNY):
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today an Indictment charging… Continue reading
“Experts: McDonnell Corruption Difficult to Prove in Court”
“Feds: Illegal money funneled to SD pols”
Blockbuster report from San Diego highlights the continued need for effective disclosure laws to deter foreign money in U.S. elections.
“Former Va. Gov. McDonnell and wife charged in gifts case”
WaPo:
Former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife Maureen were charged Tuesday with illegally accepting gifts, luxury vacations and large loans from a wealthy Richmond-area businessman who sought special treatment from state government.
Authorities alleged that McDonnell… Continue reading
“EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Michael Grimm may have used ‘donor swapping’ to skirt fundraising limit”
NY Daily News:
The swapping works like this: A donor gives the maximum to Candidate A donates to Candidate B — and in return, a donor or friend of Candidate B gives an identical amount to Candidate A.
A Daily… Continue reading
“Texas Vote-Buying Case Casts Glare on Tradition of Election Day Goads”
NYT picks up the vote buying case we’ve been following.
Subpoenas Quashed in Wisconsin John Doe Recall Campaign Finance Investigation
WSJ Ed Board:
Chalk up a big victory for the First Amendment. On Friday a Wisconsin judge struck a major blow for free political speech when he quashed subpoenas to conservative groups and ordered the return of property to… Continue reading
“Hacking attempt draws congressional investigation of FEC”
“Proposed ethics reforms for Virginia don’t go far enough”
Was Fort Lee Targeted by Christie Staff Because of Fight Over State Appellate Judges?
Rachel Maddow makes a plausible case—at least as plausible as the endorsement theory.
Ca. State Sen. Rod Wright Voter Fraud Case May Hinge on Difference Between “Domicile” and “Residence”
“Board president’s suicide comes amid FBI accusations of vote-buying in Donna election”
Voter fraud investigation in South Texas takes tragic turn.
“AG’s office won’t charge activist over recall vote”
AP: “The Colorado attorney general’s office won’t criminally charge a prominent conservative activist for changing his residency to vote in the recall election of Senate President John Morse.”