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- Nonprofits Worry Over Ethics Law's Effects 22 Nov 2009 08:12 GMT
... ought to face the same transparency requirements. “Lobbyists, as an entity, we think of Jack Abramoff with a fedora and a cigar,” Wilmot said. “But that is not the whole ...
- Ex-Gregg aide linked in Abramoff probe cleared 19 Nov 2009 21:11 GMT
... in connection with accepting more than $10,000 in sports tickets from former powerhouse lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the man's attorney said Thursday. Lobbyist Kevin H. Koonce, 38, was investigated for allegedly ...
- Partyka to run against Kosmas 19 Nov 2009 01:36 GMT
... Feeney's troubles began after he went on a golf junket in 2003 with lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and last year's "Rookie Mistake" political ad made national rounds. Kosmas was previously a ...
- Taking steps toward ethics reform 19 Nov 2009 13:29 GMT
... are more likely to get passed in response to a scandal. When federal lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to corruption charges in 2005, state legislators took that opportunity to begin ...
- Fault ethics committee, not OCE 19 Nov 2009 23:19 GMT
... months without a staff director because Democrats and Republicans couldn’t reach agreement. The entire Jack Abramoff scandal erupted and passed into history without the House ethics committee ever taking any ...
- Gregg aide cleared of wrongdoing 20 Nov 2009 13:43 GMT
... in connection with accepting more than $10,000 in sports tickets from former powerhouse lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the man's attorney said yesterday. Lobbyist Kevin Koonce, 38, was investigated for allegedly accepting ...
- Asking questions 20 Nov 2009 13:58 GMT
... all the silverware. There were numerous scandals, including the infamous corrupt lobbying network of Jack Abramoff when Republicans ruled the House, not to mention the FBI finding a $90,000 stash ...
- McCain's back yard 20 Nov 2009 14:13 GMT
... shamelessly and divisively exploited the immigration issue." Hayworth was dogged by controversial affiliation with Jack Abramoff and over questions of propriety of payments to his wife from Hayworth's PAC. Democrat ...
- Crime: Shooting down the honesty policy 20 Nov 2009 16:19 GMT
... a rogue's gallery of white-collar convicts brought down by honest services, from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff to former Illinois governor George Ryan. Two great themes, trust and betrayal, underpin the ...
- Commentary: Asking questions about ethics 20 Nov 2009 16:32 GMT
... all the silverware. There were numerous scandals, including the infamous corrupt lobbying network of Jack Abramoff when Republicans ruled the House, not to mention the FBI finding a $90,000 stash ...
- Inland population tilt will reshape districts 16 Nov 2009 08:30 GMT
... incumbent Richard Pombo in 2006. Pombo was tarred by his association with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and was also a major target of environmentalists. Last year voters passed Proposition 11, ...
- Passionate sense of right and wrong drives Capuano 16 Nov 2009 09:55 GMT
... brazen because it was made in the wake of the influence-peddling scandal involving lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe public officials, among other charges. Congress has ...
- Jefferson's Sentence Is a Record-Setter 16 Nov 2009 10:17 GMT
... with receiving thousands of dollars in gifts, meals and sports tickets from disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his associates, received a 30-month sentence, which he completed in August 2008. In ...
- Ex-Rep. Jefferson Gets 13-Year Term for Bribery 16 Nov 2009 12:31 GMT
... Ney (R-Ohio) was sentenced to 2½ years in prison for taking bribes from lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and ex-Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, served a 7-year sentence after being convicted in a ...
- Corruption lands ex-Louisiana congressman 13 years 16 Nov 2009 13:11 GMT
... Ney, R-Ohio, was sentenced to 2½ years in prison for taking bribes from lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and ex-Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, served a 7-year sentence after being convicted in a ...
- Jefferson gets 13 years 16 Nov 2009 18:33 GMT
... Ney, R-Ohio, was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison for taking bribes from lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Former Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, served a seven-year sentence after being convicted in a ...
- Alex Gibney and George Hickenlooper Fighting Over Casino Jack Abramoff 13 Nov 2009 22:56 GMT
... . At this moment, they're both at work with films about the disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff - Gibney a doc, Hickenlooper a drama set to star Kevin Spacey - and ...
- Hey, Gramps, wanna babysit? 15 Nov 2009 06:54 GMT
... a lobbyist When Senator John McCain led a Senate investigation three years ago of Jack Abramoff, the disgraced lobbyist who later pleaded guilty to fraud charges, Mr. Abramoff's old firm ...
- Legislative ethics reform is overdue 15 Nov 2009 07:14 GMT
... are more likely to get passed in response to a scandal. When federal lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to corruption charges in 2005, state legislators took that opportunity to begin ...
- Web-only op-ed column: Lobbying conflicts great at state legislature level 15 Nov 2009 09:32 GMT
... are more likely to get passed in response to a scandal. When federal lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to corruption charges in 2005, state legislators took that opportunity to begin ...
- Sentence reflects 'greed virus' 15 Nov 2009 09:50 GMT
... Ney, R-Ohio, was sentenced to 2½ years in prison for taking bribes from lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and ex- Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, served a seven-year sentence after being convicted in ...
- Ex-Louisiana congressman free until hearing this week 15 Nov 2009 09:56 GMT
... Ney, R-Ohio, was sentenced to 2½ years in prison for taking bribes from lobbyist Jack Abramoff. n And ex-Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, served a seven-year sentence after being convicted in ...
- Buzenberg: Lobbying is an integral part of our democratic process 15 Nov 2009 11:15 GMT
... are more likely to get passed in response to a scandal. When federal lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to corruption charges in 2005, state legislators took that opportunity to begin ...
- Lobbying is an integral part of our democratic process 15 Nov 2009 11:30 GMT
... are more likely to get passed in response to a scandal. When federal lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to corruption charges in 2005, state legislators took that opportunity to begin ...
- Palin co-author Lynn Vincent's inflammatory record 13 Nov 2009 17:52 GMT
... years ago, when no one outside of Washington had heard of a lobbyist named Jack Abramoff. (Democrats have reportedly pocketed something over $3 million from Abramoff's clients since 1997, as ...
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