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Ethics Questions Hound Telecom Advisor
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:43:50 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 22:19:26 -0500 To: undisclosed-recipient:; Subject: Ethics Questions Hounnd Telecom Advisor Ethics Questions Hounnd Telecom Advisor - Jan 24, 2003 06:50 PM (AP Online) A second telephone lobbyist disclosed Friday that his company paid for part of a $3,000 reception for 80 guests honoring President Bush's top telecommunications adviser, contrary to federal ethics rules. Rich Barth of Motorola Inc. said his employer reimbursed him in 2001 for the $487 personal check he wrote to organizers of the party for Nancy Victory, an assistant secretary at the Commerce Department. Earlier this week, SBC Communications Inc. disclosed that it sent a corporate check directly to the event's organizers on behalf of its lobbyist, Priscilla Hill-Ardoin, who was a co-host for the party. Federal ethics rules prohibit officials from accepting gifts from corporations that may be affected by the officials' decisions. Victory heads the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which oversees communications-spectrum matters. ... - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=31127327 ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To unsubscribe or update your address, click http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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