lobbyist

The fallout from the Jack Abramoff scandal continues…
Lobbyist Todd Boulanger was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with tickets and meals he lavished upon public officials at the behest of his then-boss, the disgraced über-lobbyist,  Jack Abramoff.

Spending bailout money to lobby for more bailout money might soon become slightly more difficult.
Incoming Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is expected to announce some new rules tomorrow governing the behavior of lobbyists for financial institutions seeking bailout money under the $700 billion financial rescue plan, according to the The Associated Press:

Responding to The New York Times report that McCain campaign manager Rick Davis’ lobbying firm was on the Freddie Mac payroll until the end of August, the McCain campaign released a statement attacking The Times as “the partisan paper of record.” At first, the statement reads like a direct attack on the accuracy of the [...]

While Sen. John McCain was busy heaving boulders at Sen. Barack Obama last week for his campaign’s ties to Fannie Mae, he apparently neglected the fact that at least one of his homes is constructed of a fragile, silica-based material.
In addition to yesterday’s maligned report from The New York Times that McCain campaign manager Rick [...]

Mayor Palin hired Steven Silver, who secured millions in federal earmarks for Wasilla — and that ‘bridge to nowhere.’

A federal district judge this afternoon sentenced one-time super lobbyist Jack Abramoff to four years in federal prison for public corruption. The sentence is to be served at the same time as Abramoff’s current 5-year, 10-month incarceration for unrelated shady dealings involving a Florida casino cruise line. In other words, Abramoff will be spending no [...]