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Welcome to the Holtzman Vogel Law Blog. We aim to keep you
up to date on important legal developments and other items of interest. On this
blog, we'll track developments in the news and changes to the rules and regulations
affecting political committees, corporate PACs, trade associations, non-profit groups
and advocacy organizations. We'll also keep you updated on the lobbying and ethics
arena. The Law Blog is designed to supplement our regular newsletter.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
AP: Mo. auditor faults lawmakers for lobbyist gifts
AP reports "Missouri Auditor Susan Montee criticized lawmakers for potential conflicts of interest Monday for soliciting lobbyists to pay for meals, parties and retirement receptions. Montee said in separate but similar audits of the House and Senate that some expenses were not reported by lobbyists to the state Ethics Commission. She said lawmakers should 'reconsider the practice of soliciting donations from lobbyists' and should notify them of ethics requirements. . . . Montee is a Democrat up for re-election next year; the House and Senate are controlled by Republicans."
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Mea Culpa From St. Louis
Jeff Smith, the former Congressional canddiate recently ensnared in a DOJ investigation, has this piece in the St. Louis Dispatch.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
AP: St. Louis FBI chief says corruption cases rising
AP reports "The head of the FBI in St. Louis has said there are more public corruption cases to come following the guilty pleas of two St. Louis area lawmakers. State Sen. Jeff Smith and Rep. Steve Brown resigned Tuesday after admitting they conspired to obstruct an investigation related to Smith's unsuccessful 2004 congressional campaign. John Gillies, the FBI special agent in charge of the St. Louis office, said there has been a 'significant increase' in the number of public corruption cases being reported to and investigated by the agency. . . . Since arriving in St. Louis 22 months ago, Gillies said he has created a public corruption squad and made combating corruption the top priority within the FBI's eastern district of Missouri."
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
St. Louis Business Journal: State Sen. Smith, Rep. Brown face federal charges today
The St. Louis Business Journal reports "Missouri Sen. Jeff Smith and state Rep. Steve Brown are scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in St. Louis this afternoon to face federal charges related to an investigation of Smith’s 2004 Democratic primary campaign for the U.S. senate campaign he lost to U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan. Smith, D-St. Louis, and his former campaign treasurer, Nicholas Adams, each face two counts — one for conspiracy to obstruct justice related to alleged Federal Election Commission violations and a second for obstruction of justice during the FBI’s subsequent investigation of the case, according to courthouse sources familiar with the charges." UPDATE: Smith, Brown cover-up revealed.
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Thursday, April 09, 2009
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: FEC questions Missouri Democratic Party about financial dealings
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that "The Federal Election Commission has raised questions about the ability of the Missouri Democratic Party to follow federal election law in two separate enforcement actions made public earlier this year. The FEC audits and other documents reveal that state Democrats have been audited, fined or questioned by the FEC about complying with the law in six consecutive election cycles."
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