“2nd man pleads no contest in ‘fake tea party’ scam”
The Detroit Free Press reports.
Category Archives: chicanery
“Court-Appointed Investigator Offers Scathing Report on Prosecution of Senator Stevens”
NYT: “A court-appointed investigator has found that the high-profile prosecution of the late Senator Ted Stevens was “permeated” by the prosecutors’ “serious, widespread and at times intentional” illegal concealment of evidence that would have helped Mr. Stevens defend himself at… Continue reading
“South Jersey congressman spent $9,000 from campaign funds on donor’s wedding”
NJ.com:
A three-night stay at a five-star hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland, for a wedding: $7,725.
A set of china from Bloomingdale’s for the bride and groom: $463.
Cab rides, meals, tips and airline baggage fees: $953.
Expensing it to… Continue reading
“Fighting to keep his law license; Prison apparently is out of the picture, but the stakes remain high for Pierce O’Donnell.”
The National Law Journal reports.
“Fiesta Bowl Indictment: The Perils of Political Contributions”
O’Melveny offers this analysis.
“Fund-Raiser for Liu Is Accused of Role in Illegal Donations”
Straw donors again.
2d Circuit Reverses Bruno’s “Honest Services” Fraud Conviction; Allows New Trial
“Banning Insider Trading in Congress Gains Support”
WSJ: “Legislation to ban insider trading in Congress is gaining new momentum after CBS aired a “60 Minutes” piece on the trading activity of several lawmakers.”
“Judge Rejects Pierce O’Donnell’s Plea Agreement, Saying it’s Too Harsh”
Here. This is the same district court judge who initially ruled that the conduit contribution law was unconstitutional, a ruling overturned by the Ninth Circuit.
“First robo-calls trial postponed until next year”
WaPo: “The trial scheduled to begin Tuesday of a Maryland political consultant accused of orchestrating robo-calls that urged voters in predominantly black districts to “relax” and not bother going to the polls last year was postponed until 2012.”
“O’Donnell headed to trial after judge rebuffs government on plea deal”
National Law Journal: “A federal judge in Los Angeles has abruptly rejected Pierce O’Donnell’s plea agreement, meaning that the prominent litigator will go to trial on felony charges of making illegal campaign contributions.”
“Despite the Fanfare, Little Proof of Election Irregularities”
Scott James has written this opinion piece on the recent San Francisco election for The Bay Citizen/New York Times.
“U.S. District Court Says FEC Need Not Have Investigated Whether Opponents of Nader 2004 Ballot Access Broke Campaign Finance Laws”
BAN reports.