Filed at 5:01 pm, Monday January 08th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
The above photograph, obtained by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) watchdog group depicts ruined lobbyist Jack Abramoff with President Bush posing together for a photograph at a December 2003 fundraising event. This is the second photograph to be released showing the President and convicted felon Abramoff together (the first can be […]
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Filed at 5:53 pm, Thursday November 30th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
Somebody remind me, why are we (American taxpayers) paying scandal-infested indicted-arrested-tried-convicted-imprisoned former Republican congressmen for the rest of their lives? I’m talking about the comfortable government pension that we’re stuck paying people like Bob Ney and Duke Cunningham (soon Tom DeLay as well) and Mark Foley for the rest of their lives.
ABC News reports that […]
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Filed at 3:30 pm, Thursday November 23rd 2006
by Arlen Parsa
Today’s Washington Post has a front page article suggesting that many lobbyists are scared that Democrats will take over Congress in January. Instead, environmental lobbyists and other types of special interest groups like labor etc are getting more face time with Congressmen than ever before.
Labor and environmental representatives, once also-rans in congressional influence, are meeting […]
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Filed at 3:55 pm, Tuesday November 21st 2006
by Arlen Parsa
The Washington Post has a fascinating article today about the planned ethics and lobbying reform which Democrats will introduce shortly after taking control of the House of Representatives in early January. It’s likely to receive a good deal of fanfare and is being billed by many involved as “the most significant ethics and lobbying reform […]
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Filed at 7:47 pm, Wednesday November 15th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
Below is Jack Abramoff’s mailing address in prison:
JACK ABRAMOFF
REGISTER NUMBER: 27593-112
FPC - P.O. BOX 1300
CUMBERLAND, MD 21501-1300
Should I write him a letter? If so, what should it say?
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Filed at 4:15 pm, Tuesday November 14th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
ABC News says Abramoff still has more to tell, but he’ll be slowed considerably in his ability to spill the beans because he’s going to start serving a 6-year prison sentence tomorrow. He’ll still be in contact with federal investigators and prosecutors, and will still be dishing out the details of his corrupt dealings, but […]
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Filed at 2:14 pm, Monday November 13th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
Sources tell CBC news that future-Speaker Pelosi’s new ethics package will be incredibly tough and the “real deal” as far as ethics legislation goes. Much, much stronger and more effective than the watered-down versions of ethics legislation that Republican-controlled Congress passed after the Abramoff scandal blew up. Here is what some of Pelosi’s rules will […]
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Filed at 5:30 pm, Saturday November 04th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
The White House has a habit of getting caught hanging around the wrong crowd. Specifically, criminals and other unsavory characters (though an argument can certainly made that the White House itself is full of these types of people itself– and they are merely associating with their own kind). And when those folks get caught or […]
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Filed at 10:28 pm, Friday October 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
Former White House Administration procurement officer David Safavian was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today.
Safavian will be the first official to go to prison over his ties to former Republican corrupt mega-lobbyist Jack Abramoff (Abramoff himself, is still not in prison and has not been sentenced because he is still cooperating with […]
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Filed at 11:30 am, Friday October 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
David Safavian is set to be sentenced today in connection with the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal. He was found guilty in June.
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Filed at 12:30 pm, Tuesday October 17th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
Okay, I’ve been doing some reading and here’s the basic deal with the Curt Weldon investigation.
Ten-term Pennsylvania Republican Congress Curt Weldon’s daughter Karen Weldon went into the lobbying business in 2002 with one of Weldon’s political pals, Charles Sexton. Their lobbying firm is called “Solutions North America” (what a generic name, right?). Anyways so they […]
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Filed at 8:30 pm, Monday October 16th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, which has by far the best coverage of the story anywhere:
The Philadelphia raids began early this morning. Shortly before noon, FBI agents left Karen Weldon’s three-story brick house on Queen Street in Philadelphia carrying armfuls of boxes.
A government car pulled into the alley to the back door of the house […]
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Filed at 3:30 pm, Monday October 16th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
The Associated Press is reporting that six locations across two states have been searched by the FBI as part of their investigation into whether or not Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Curt Weldon (pictured above with a suspicious briefcase full of cash) inappropriately helped his daughter get contracts (in all, worth 1 million dollars) through her lobbying […]
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Filed at 12:30 pm, Sunday October 15th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
When Democrats bring up the issue of corruption and use it against Republicans, something inevitably happens.
Dems typically talk about Jack Abramoff, David Safavian, Bob Ney, Duke Cunningham, John Doolittle, Curt Weldon, Katherine Harris, Tom DeLay, Ralph Reed, Tony Rudy, Adam Kidan, Michael Scanlon, Ken Lay, Grover Norquist, Conrad Burns, Tom Noe and on and on […]
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Filed at 1:30 pm, Friday October 13th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
After having pled guilty today to Abramoff-related corruption charges, Republican Congressman Bob Ney has announced through his lawyer that he will announce in a week or two– not immediately. Republican leadership has egg on their face.
There are rumors that House leadership will try and make a move to kick him out before he’s ready. Every […]
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