CREW Actions
Lawsuits
CREW V. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (RECORDS OF REFORMS)
6 Jan 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today, CREW filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), challenging the SEC’s failure to produce records in response to CREW’s October 6, 2009 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records related to reforms the SEC has taken in the wake of its failure to detect Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. More»
FEC Complaints
CREW FILES COMPLAINT OVER “DONATION” TO U.S. TREASURY BY SEN. LANDRIEU’S CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
20 Nov 2009 // Washington D.C. - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint today with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against Sen. Mary Landrieu’s (D-LA) campaign committee, Friends of Mary Landrieu, Inc. The complaint concerns a mysterious $25,300 “donation” to the U.S. Treasury made last year by Sen. Landrieu’s campaign.
Recent FEC Complaints:
- CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST MARYLAND DEVELOPER FOR ILLEGAL DONATIONS TO REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEES
- CREW PROVIDES FEC RECENTLY RELEASED INFORMATION ON SEN. ENSIGN PAYMENTS
- BASED ON CREW COMPLAINT – FEC TO FEDERAL CANDIDATES: CAMPAIGN FUNDS CAN’T BE SPENT ON CLOTHES
- More FEC Complaints »
IRS Complaints
CREW FILES IRS AND ETHICS COMPLAINTS AGAINST REP. STEVE BUYER
25 Jan 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed complaints with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) against Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN) and his so-called charity, the Frontier Foundation, Inc. CREW alleges Rep. Buyer has used the charity to foot golf fundraisers at exclusive resorts where he hobnobs with corporate donors – who also contribute to his campaign committee and leadership PAC – who have business before him.
Requests For Investigation
CREW CALLS FOR PROBE INTO GALBRAITH’S ROLE IN IRAQ
19 Nov 2009 // Washington, D.C. - Today, CREW sent a letter to Harold W. Geisel, acting inspector general of the U.S. Department of State, requesting that he open an investigation into the role former Ambassador Peter W. Galbraith played in the drafting of the Iraqi constitution on behalf of the Kurds, particularly provisions that helped the Kurds obtain control of their oil fields. More»
Congressional Ethics
CREW FILES IRS AND ETHICS COMPLAINTS AGAINST REP. STEVE BUYER
25 Jan 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed complaints with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) against Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN) and his so-called charity, the Frontier Foundation, Inc. CREW alleges Rep. Buyer has used the charity to foot golf fundraisers at exclusive resorts where he hobnobs with corporate donors – who also contribute to his campaign committee and leadership PAC – who have business before him.
Recent Congressional Ethics:
- CREW FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST SEN. JOHN MCCAIN OVER ROBOCALLS IN FIVE STATES PAID FOR BY NRSC
- CREW ASKS ETHICS COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE SENATORS’ CONTINUED USE OF “SECRET HOLDS” DESPITE BAN IN 2007 ETHICS REFORM BILL
- CREW REQUESTS INVESTIGATION OF REP. BACHMANN AFTER ANTI-HEALTH CARE BILL RALLY AT CAPITOL
- More Congressional Ethics »
FOIA Requests
CREW SENDS FOIA TO TREASURY DEPARTMENT
29 Jan 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today, CREW sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of the Treasury, to discover whether in the late 1990s, while at the New York Fed, Tim Geithner took action beneficial to AIG.
Recent FOIA Requests:
- CREW FILES FOIA REQUEST FOR RECORDS OF GOVERNMENT TRAVEL MANAGEMENT COSTS
- CREW FILES FOIA REQUESTS WITH HHS AND CDC FOR DOCUMENTS ON H1N1 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION POLICIES AND PRACTICES
- CREW FILES SEC FOIA REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING REFORMS IN WAKE OF MADOFF SCANDAL
- More FOIA Requests »
Amicus Briefs
CREW FILES AMICUS BRIEFS IN TWO FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD FOIA DISCLOSURE CASES
11 Dec 2009 // CREW has filed two amicus or friend-of-the-court briefs in two related cases presently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. Bloomberg, L.P. and Fox v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. More»
Administration & Lobbying
CREW APPLAUDS AMENDED WHITE HOUSE RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYIST COMMUNICATIONS
24 Jul 2009 // Washington, D.C. - CREW is pleased the administration has amended its restrictions on lobbying for Recovery Act funds to take a more common sense approach. It is just good policy that once an application for a competitive loan or grant has been filed, no one – registered lobbyist or not – can lobby the government official responsible for handing out the taxpayer funds. More»
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