Former DHS Secretary Chad Wolf Launches New Consulting firm
Former Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf is starting a new consulting firm with three other former senior officials.
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Former FBI Director Freeh, Alan Dershowitz Lobby for Sanctioned Israeli Billionaire
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh has teamed up with controversial defense attorney Alan Dershowitz to register to lobby the U.S. government on behalf of an Israeli billionaire with a sketchy past.
Investigators Now Probing Role of Michael Flynn’s Business Partner
A federal investigation is targeting ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn and one of his former business partners over payments they received by three Russian companies and a Netherlands-based company controlled by a Turkish businessman.
Kashmir Lobbyist on Pakistan Payroll Expected to Plead Guilty
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A former capitol hill lobbyist for disputed Kashmir territory between India and Pakistan is expected to plead guilty to federal charged on Wednesday, reports the Washington Post. Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, executive director of the Kashmiri American Council at the time of his July arrest, is accused of secretly receiving millions…
State Rep. Accepts Lobbyist Cash, Pleads Guilty
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A former state representative in Alabama pleaded guilty Tuesday to accepting cash, gifts and campaign money from a businessman and a lobbyist in exchange for political favors, the Justice Department said. Terry Spicer, 46, who had been cooperating with the government long before 11 arrests were made in a vote-buying investigation…
Washington Post Editorial: How the Gun Lobby Keeps ATF From Doing its Job
The Washington Post Editorial Page WASHINGTON — TAKING AND tracking inventory is a basic component of many businesses. Imagine, for example, a pharmacy that routinely could not account for its drugs. The store would quickly run into trouble with regulators. Not so gun dealers. Since 2005, 113,642 guns have been reported missing from the thousands…