Gee ya think? Fired San Diego U.S. attorney Carol Lam notified the Justice Department that she intended to execute search warrants on a high-ranking CIA official as part of a corruption probe the day before a Justice Department official sent an e-mail that said Lam needed to be fired, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Sunday. […]
This is the true culture of corruption: Rep. Bob Ney agreed Friday to plead guilty to federal criminal charges he made false statements and conspired to commit fraud and violate federal lobbying laws in the congressional corruption probe spawned by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Ney, R-Ohio, who for months had defiantly denied any wrongdoing, said […]
It looks like the Cunningham case is heating up and now going after Rep. Jerry Lewis even harder: A Washington lobbying firm at the center of a federal corruption probe failed to disclose at least $755,000 in income from 17 nonprofit organizations and governmental entities, and $635,000 from 18 other clients between 1998 and 2005, […]
This story is so back and forth. First it starts off with ABC’s Brian Ross reporting this: Federal officials say the Congressional bribery investigation now includes Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, based on information from convicted lobbyists who are now cooperating with the government. Part of the investigation involves a letter Hastert wrote three […]
The husband of Tessa Jowell (Culture Minister) is under investigation in Italy for fraud. Tessa Jowell has been cleared today of breaking any ministerial codes regarding recieved payments. However, the investigation left open the possibility of links between Jowell’s husband, tax-lawyer David Mills, and  Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi who are both under investigation in Italy. […]
Via The Mirror KEEP IT SEALED KEEP IT SECRET EXCLUSIVE: Secret paper links Thatcher to freebies probe By Bob Roberts Deputy Political Editor A DOCUMENT linking Margaret Thatcher to a US corruption probe is so explosive civil servants have been asked to ensure it remains “sealed”. The 79-year-old former Premier is said to have met […]