Category Archives: chicanery
“The public, not the courts, should decide [Commentary]; Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold’s appeal seeking the right to again run for office after a criminal conviction should be granted, so the people can determine his fitness”
J.H. Snider writes this oped for the Baltimore Sun.
“No sign Rep. Bobby Rush paid rent for South Side office; contributions helped bankroll his church, wife”
Is Blagojevich’s Conviction Going to Get Overturned by 7th Circuit?
“McConnell’s Growing Ties to Rand Paul: Trouble Brewing?”
Open Secrets: “But McConnell’s proliferating ties to the Paul family also bring him closer to individuals who have been accused by a former colleague of violating Iowa campaign finance law and misleading the IRS — as well as being… Continue reading
More Represent.Us Fueling Old Style Corruption Line in Video Suggesting Rep. Hines Takes Bribes
Do We Need a “Domestic Corrupt Practices Act?”
“Corruption Panel’s Report Offers Look at the Payback Culture in Albany”
Better Link to Moreland Report on NY Corruption
Here.
Moreland Commission Preliminary Report on Public Corruption in NY Now Available
Here.
“Decades of poverty and vote-buying led to widespread corruption in Clay County”
Deep dive from the Lexington Herald-Leader.
“Powerful Philly Union Accused of Funnelling Campaign Contributions’
“Stockman’s filings don’t explain his income”
Must-read Houston Chronicle story quoting the great Kathleen Clark on congressional ethics obligations.
Worth clicking for the graphic alone.
I expect this story to have legs.
“Kelly Horwitz files appeal in Tuscaloosa voter fraud case”
WRBC: “Tuscaloosa City School board candidate Kelly Horwitz has filed an appeal with the Alabama Supreme Court in the Tuscaloosa voter fraud case.”