Tag archive for ‘ethics’
Mazur move to AFSCME raises serious questions about potential for illegal coordination
September 23, 2010
This week’s announcement that Jeff Mazur, husband of Robin Carnahan’s campaign manager Mindy Mazur, will become the executive director of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 72 raises serious questions about the potential for illegal coordination between AFSCME and the Carnahan campaign.
Russ Carnahan admits ethics problems; explanation raises more questions
May 20, 2010
It is beyond time for Carnahan to come clean about the entire yacht-gate controversy—because Missourians in the 3rd District deserve to know the truth.
Russ Carnahan responds to ethics complaint by dissolving controversial LLC
May 18, 2010
This is the second time in less than a year that a member of the Carnahan family was forced to take action over the non-disclosure of a company that they claimed was never used.
Russ Carnahan responds to ethics complaint by dissolving controversial LLC
May 18, 2010
Similar problems plagued Russ’ sister, Robin Carnahan Just days after several of 3rd District constituents filed an ethics complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics over Russ Carnahan’s repeated failure to disclose the existence of a company that he organized, Carnahan filed paper work with the Secretary of State to dissolve his LLC. The LLC, [...]
Ethics complaint filed against the ‘Godfather’ of Missouri Democrat politics
January 11, 2010
JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Republican Party today announced that it was filing a complaint with the Missouri Ethics Commission against John Temporiti for violating the state’s lobbyist registration requirements. The MOGOP’s action comes after a St Louis Post Dispatch story in which Temporiti admitted to lobbying on behalf of Holiday Inn and an unnamed Atlanta company. [...]
MOGOP Statement on Nixon’s rigging of the fee office bidding system
October 30, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY—Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party, issued the following statement in response to an AP story that details Jay Nixon’s rigged system for awarding fee offices and suggests that the FBI may be investigating: “For months, the Missouri Republican Party has warned of possible misconduct in the way Gov. Jay Nixon [...]
MOGOP urges Robin Carnahan to shut down fundraising committee with embattled Senator Chris Dodd
July 29, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY—In light of new evidence that Sen. Chris Dodd knew he was receiving sweetheart mortgage deals from Countrywide Financial, the Missouri Republican Party today urged Robin Carnahan to shut down a fundraising committee that she shares with the embattled liberal Democrat. Dodd is under fire for his membership in an exclusive club of mortgage [...]
Ethics Complaint Filed Against Robin Carnahan
June 17, 2009
Carnahan has repeatedly attempted to conceal Juan Carlos Antolinez’s business JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Republican Party today filed complaints with the Missouri Ethics Commission and the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee over Robin Carnahan’s attempt to conceal information on her state and federal financial disclosure forms. At issue is Carnahan’s failure to disclose a business owned by [...]
McCaskill blames husband for Bermuda tax shelter
May 5, 2009
Shifting blame to her husband and reversing her previous statements, Senator Claire McCaskill’s office responded yesterday to allegations that she is avoiding U.S. taxes through her ownership of a Bermuda-based company.
McCaskill complicit in “largest tax scam in the world”
May 4, 2009
President Obama’s proposal to crack down on offshore tax havens – what he calls the “largest tax scam in the world” – may ensnare Senator Claire McCaskill…