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9 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Prosecutors Scrutinize Political Nonprofit Groups for Fund-Raising Fraud DNyuz – David Fahrenthold, William Rashbaum, and Tiff Fehr (New York Times) | Published: 6/1/2023 Federal prosecutors are scrutinizing at least 10 political nonprofit groups seeking to determine if the organizations defrauded donors, according to subpoenas. [read post]
4 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Trump Aide Carlos De Oliveira’s Journey from Failed Witness to Defendant MSN – Devlin Barrett, Spencer Hsu, and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) | Published: 7/28/2023 Carlos De Oliveira was indicted along with Donald Trump and Walt Nauta, all three accused of seeking to delete security footage at Mar-a-Lago that the Justice Department was requesting as part of its classified documents investigation. [read post]
2 Feb 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Biden Super PAC Plans a Historic $250 Million Ad Blitz DNyuz – Reid Epstein and Shane Goldmacher (New York Times) | Published: 1/30/2024 The main Democratic super PAC supporting President Biden’s re-election bid, Future Forward, is beginning to reserve $250 million in advertising across the most important battleground states. [read post]
2 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Ex-McConnell Staffers Lobbied on Russian-Backed Kentucky Project Politico – Natasha Bertrand and Theodoric Meyer | Published: 7/31/2019 Two former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have lobbied Congress and the Treasury Department on the development of a new Kentucky aluminum mill backed by the Russian aluminum giant Rusal, according to a new lobbying disclosure. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Biden Aides Headline DNC Fundraisers with Lobbyists Politico – Theodoric Meyer | Published: 8/13/2020 When Barack Obama won the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, he barred the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from accepting contributions from lobbyists in an attempt to purge their influence from his future administration. [read post]
29 Apr 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Trump Officials Overruled Pentagon to Approve Pandemic Loan, Emails Show MSN – Yeganeh Torbati and Jeff Stein (Washington Post) | Published: 4/27/2022 Senior Trump administration officials overruled Pentagon staffers to provide a politically connected trucking firm with hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic aid after a concerted lobbying effort, according to documents released by House Democrats. [read post]
9 Feb 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Luxury Spending, Internal Strife Leave NRA Staggering Into 2024 Election Anchorage Daily News – Beth Reinhard and Sylvia Foster-Frau (Washington Post) | Published: 2/4/2024 In 2016, the National Rifle Association (NRA) endorsed helped catapult Donald Trump to the White House with $31 million in campaign spending. [read post]
12 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
California – Burger Chain Manager Fined for Using ‘Straw Donors’ to Back Ex-Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s 2018 Campaign MSN – Keri Blakinger (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 1/10/2024 Manuel Gomez, a burger chain manager, will admit guilt on 10 counts of campaign money laundering and pay a $50,000 fine for using straw donors to contribute to former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s campaign, according to a settlement with… [read post]
10 Mar 2019, 8:08 am by Dave Maass
Recognizing the year’s worst in government transparency The cause of government transparency finally broke through to the popular zeitgeist this year. [read post]
6 Sep 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Andrew Yang’s Speaking Fees, Including from JPMorgan, Raise Campaign Finance Questions: Experts ABC News – Armando Garcia | Published: 8/30/2019 Months after announcing his bid for the presidency as a Democrat, Andrew Yang was paid for a number of speaking engagements. [read post]
26 Apr 2024, 9:35 pm by Yosi Yahoudai
He’d been in and out of jail and living on the streets, with frequent visits to the emergency room seeking a place to rest.The officer, joined by a second Altoona officer and a sheriff’s deputy, told him he could leave if he gave his name. [read post]
7 Jan 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Facebook Groups Topped 10,000 Daily Attacks on Election Before Jan. 6, Analysis Shows Anchorage Daily News – Craig Silverman, Craig Timberg, Jeff Kao, and Jeremy Merrill (Washington Post) | Published: 1/4/2022 Facebook groups swelled with at least 650,000 posts attacking the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s victory between Election Day and the January 6 siege of the U.S. [read post]
31 Oct 2009, 5:29 am
 There was a new sheriff in town and his name was Timothy Geithner. [read post]
11 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Still Slapped with Campaign Finance Charge, Prosecutors Say ABC News – Aaron Katersky and Max Zahn | Published: 8/8/2023 Federal prosecutors signaled their intention to hold cryptocurrency executive Sam Bankman-Fried accountable for alleged campaign finance violations despite dropping the charge on a technicality. [read post]
7 Oct 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal DataVault Requests US Election Agency’s Advice to Send NFTs as a Campaign Fundraising Incentive Cointelegraph – Turner Wright | Published: 10/4/2022 The legal team behind nonfungible token (NFT) firm DataVault Holdings requested an advisory opinion from the FEC on using NFTs for campaign fundraising efforts. [read post]
21 May 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Manchester’s Political Contributions, Ambassador Nod Are Subject of Criminal Probe San Diego Union Tribune – Jeff McDonald | Published: 5/14/2021 A federal grand jury issued subpoenas in a criminal investigation into the nomination of developer Douglas Manchester as ambassador to the Bahamas by former President Trump. [read post]
10 Nov 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal To Help 2024 Voters, Meta Says It Will Begin Labeling Political Ads That Use AI-Generated Imagery ABC News – David Klepper (Associated Press) | Published: 11/8/2023 Facebook and Instagram will require political ads running on their platforms to disclose if they were created using artificial intelligence (AI). [read post]
20 Aug 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal As Population Grows, So Does Debate on How to Reach Latino Voters in ’22 Midterms MSN – Stephanie Akin and Suzanne Monyak (Roll Call) | Published: 8/18/2021 Democrats know that, overall, the party does better with Latino voters than Republicans, but there is more recognition that the Hispanic electorate is far from monolithic, and outreach needs to start much earlier. [read post]