The Russian attorney who pledged to share dirt on Hillary Clinton during a meeting with Donald Trump Jr. last year was accompanied by a Russian-American lobbyist who previously worked in Soviet counterintelligence, according to NBC News.
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Oklahoman lobbyist Andy Skeith is slinking out of a corruption trial scott-free… except for $141,000 in legal fees. He’d like the federal government to cover his costs. Sound crazy? Depends who’s judging. The FBI set up a fake company and gave Skeith $10,000 to make illegal contributions to 2 Okahoma state lawmakers….
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…
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…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who made his fair share of doe working politicians on the Hill, is finished working at a kosher Baltimore pizza joint now that he’s finished his sentence and is on supervised release, the Associated Press reported. AP reported that Abramoff, who was convicted on…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It was TV mobster Tony Soprano who once muttered: “‘I dunno about morals, but I do got rules.’ Certainly the same could be said for some of the politicians and lobbyists on the Capitol Hill, who never seem to let us down when it comes to perpetuating the unsavory…
With all the anti-lobbying talk during the 2008 presidential campaign, it’s interesting to note that the top contender for U.S. Attorney in Virginia is a former corporate lobbyist. Will his previous life as a lobbyist impact his performance as U.S. Attorney? Not likely. Could some perceive conflicts of interests, even if they’re not there? Very…
