Category Archives: Bribery
Buying Influence: how the American Legislative Exchange Council uses corporate-funded “scholarships” to send lawmakers on trips with corporate lobbyists
DBA Press, Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) and Common Cause release report detailing national ALEC ‘scholarship fund’ spending Download Report. “Buying Influence: how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) uses corporate-funded ‘scholarships’ to send lawmakers on trips with corporate … Continue reading →
Posted in Bribery, Conflicts of interest, Corruption, Investigative reporting, Jiffy Squid, Lobbying and Special Interests, Public-private partnerships
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Tagged ALEC, ALEC Exposed, ALEC scholarship fund, American Legislative Exchange Council, Buying Influence: how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) uses corporate-funded 'scholarships' to send lawmakers on trips with corporate lobbyists, Center for Media and Democracy, Common Cause, Lisa Graves
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FBI issues subpoenas linked to Florida Geo Group investigation
FBI issues subpoenas linked to Florida Geo Group investigation By Beau Hodai DBA Press has obtained and archived all subpoenas issued by federal investigators pursuant to this investigation in both the Florida Legislature and with TEAM Santa Rosa. We have … Continue reading →
Posted in Bribery, Campaign finance, Conflicts of interest, Corruption, Criminal Justice, Jiffy Squid, Lobbying and Special Interests, Private Prison Industry, Public records, Public-private partnerships
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Tagged FBI subpoenas Florida House of Representatives, FBI subpoenas TEAM Santa Rosa Geo Group records, Geo Group, Geo Group federal investigation, Geo Group records, Ray Sansom, Ray Sansom expense account records, Ray Sansom federal investigation, Ray Sansom travel records, TEAM Santa Rosa records
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Lest we forget: Hardin jail debacle revisited
Over the first quarter of this year, lawmakers have largely turned to privatization as a solution for states in fiscal crisis. As such, DBA Press feels this may be an appropriate time to revisit the case of Hardin, Montana– the … Continue reading →
Posted in Bribery, Conflicts of interest, Corruption, Criminal Justice, Lobbying and Special Interests, Private Prison Industry, Public records, Public-private partnerships, Source Materials Archive
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Tagged American Private Police Force, Big Horn County, CEC, Civigenics, Corplan, Corruption, David Cortez, Emerald, Hale Mills, Hardin, Hudspeth County, Innovative Government Strategies, Israel Tamez, James Parkey, Joe Jimenez, Juan Guerra, McLennan County, Michael Hilton, Montana, MTC, Pioche, Rainmakers, TRA, Two Rivers Authority, West Texas Detention Facility, Willacy County
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DBA Press Investigative Report: Legacy of Corruption
Newly minted U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) was sworn in on January 5 with unfinished business back home.
Rubio, as former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (R-Miami, 2006-2008)—as well as other state GOP lawmakers and party contributors– are currently the likely subjects of multiple wide-ranging state and federal investigations conducted by the FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) into improper use of credit cards issued by the Republican Party of Florida, as well as tax evasion and improper budgetary appropriations.
One such set of appropriations/legislative actions reportedly being investigated by federal authorities are those which led to the development of the state’s largest private prison, the Blackwater River Correctional Facility (CF), which opened its gates for operation in November. The prison was designed and is operated by Florida-based Geo Group, the nation’s second largest private prison operator.
This story tracks the activities of both Geo Group and Rubio economic consultant Donna Arduin through private prison development in Florida under Governor Charlie Crist and in California under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger– as well as some strange appearances with some strange bedfellows. Continue reading →
Posted in Bribery, Campaign finance, Corruption, Criminal Justice, Investigative report, Investigative reporting, Jiffy Squid, Lobbying and Special Interests, Miscellaneous, Private Prison Industry, Public records, Public-private partnerships
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Tagged Allen Clark, American Institutional Services, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Blackwater River Correctional Facility, Budd Kneip, campaign finance, CentraCore Properties Trust, Centric Group, Charlie Crist, Civigenics, Correctional Properties Trust, David Ericks, DBA Press, Donna Arduin, Edward Lee Dugger, Federal Bureau of Investigation, federal investigation, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Geo Group, George Zoley, indictments, investigative report, James Crosby, Joseph Arthur Deese, Keefe, Legacy of Corruption, legal bribery, Lobbying, Marco Rubio, PAC spending, pollitical action committees, Republican Party of Florida, Wackenhut Corporation, Wackenhut Corrections
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