Category Archives: chicanery

“Political Fundraiser Pleads Guilty To Fraud”

September 19, 2019, 7:19 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

ProPublica: In one of the first Justice Department cases of its kind, Maryland political consultant Kelley Rogers pleaded guilty to wire fraud on Tuesday for operating multiple fraudulent political action committees that raised money from donors for conservative causes… Continue reading

“Warren releases plan to tackle Washington corruption”

September 16, 2019, 7:01 amcampaigns, chicanery, conflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

WaPo: Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a new plan Monday to tackle corruption in Washington, part of the Democratic presidential candidate’s ongoing promises to enact “big structural change” if elected.Warren’s wide-ranging new proposal seeks to dramatically limit the influence of federal… Continue reading

Kentucky: “Jury convicts dad of Alison Lundergan Grimes for giving illegally to Senate campaign”

September 13, 2019, 7:26 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports.

“New Clues Show How Russia’s Grid Hackers Aimed for Physical Destruction”

September 13, 2019, 7:25 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Wired: For nearly three years, the December 2016 cyberattack on the Ukrainian power grid has presented a menacing puzzle. Two days before Christmas that year, Russian hackers planted a unique specimen of malware in the network of Ukraine’s national grid… Continue reading

“PACs that raise small-dollar donations — and spend mostly on themselves — are proliferating”

September 12, 2019, 7:56 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Troubling trend detailed by CPI.

“The Cybersecurity 202: How counties are war-gaming Election Day cyberattacks”

September 11, 2019, 7:23 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

Trump Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Who Lied About His Reason for Including A Citizenship Question on the Census, Pressured NOAA Officials on Trump Misstatement about Alabama Hurricane

September 9, 2019, 1:20 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The Secretary of Commerce threatened to fire top employees at NOAA on Friday after the agency’s Birmingham office contradicted President Trump’s claim that Hurricane Dorian might hit Alabama, according to three people familiar with the discussion.That threat led to … Continue reading

“Israel election: Netanyahu fails to pass ‘racist’ bill allowing cameras at polling stations”

September 9, 2019, 8:07 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Independent: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed in a bid to allow cameras at polling stations during national elections, a move critics suggested was aimed at lowering Arab turnout. The legislation, put forward by Netanyahu’s Likud party… Continue reading

“Russia Accuses Facebook And Google Of Illegal Election Interference”

September 9, 2019, 7:46 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Forbes: The irony will not be lost on anyone—Russia has just accused both Facebook and Google of “illegal” and “unacceptable” election interference during a poll in the country. And, no, you didn’t read that wrong.The “facts,” the country’s communications… Continue reading

“Congressional Democrats plan to launch inquiry into Trump’s alleged role in scheme to silence affair accusations”

September 2, 2019, 4:47 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: House Democrats plan to make President Trump’s alleged involvement in a 2016 scheme to silencetwo women who claimed they had affairs with him a major investigative focus this fall, picking up where federal prosecutors left off in a … Continue reading

Today’s Must-Read: “Mystery of missing votes deepens as Congress investigates Georgia”

August 28, 2019, 7:36 amchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

AJC: To find a clue about what might have gone wrong with Georgia’s election last fall, look no further than voting machine No. 3 at the Winterville Train Depot outside Athens.On machine No. 3, Republicans won every race. On… Continue reading

“Exclusive: U.S. officials fear ransomware attack against 2020 election”

August 27, 2019, 7:38 amchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Reuters: T he U.S. government plans to launch a program in roughly one month that narrowly focuses on protecting voter registration databases and systems ahead of the 2020 presidential election.These systems, which are widely used to validate the eligibility… Continue reading