CREW Actions
Lawsuits
WHITE HOUSE FILING IN CREW LAWSUIT REVEALS NO BACKUP TAPES DURING LAUNCH OF IRAQ WAR
6 May 2008 // Late last night, in response to an order of the court in CREW v. EOP, the White House filed a third declaration of Office of Administration Chief Information Officer Theresa Payton in which the White House admitted, among other things, that it has no backup tapes for White House emails for the period March 1, 2003 through May 22, 2003.
Recent Lawsuits:
- COURT EXTENDS ORDER REQUIRING WHITE HOUSE TO RETAIN BACK-UP COPIES OF E-MAILS
- ASSOCIATED PRESS: WHITE HOUSE CHALLENGES RELEASE OF VISITOR LOGS
- COURT ORDERS WHITE HOUSE TO HAND OVER DOCUMENTS IN CREW LAWSUIT
- COURT ORDERS NATIONAL ARCHIVES TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS IN CREW LAWSUIT SEEKING SECRET SERVICE VISITOR RECORDS
- More Lawsuits »
FEC Complaints
CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST U.S. TERM LIMITS FOR SPONSORING AD IN SUPPORT OF U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE BOB SCHAFFER
9 Apr 2008 // Washington, DC - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that the non-profit group U.S. Term Limits (USTL) violated federal election law by running an advertisement advocating the election of Bob Schaffer for the U.S. Senate in Colorado.
Recent FEC Complaints:
- FEC MUST BE JUMPSTARTED NOW – PLAYING POLITICS HAS LEFT McCAIN, CLINTON AND OTHER CAMPAIGN FINANCE CONTROVERSIES UNANSWERED
- CREW FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST MZM AND MITCHELL WADE RESULTS IN $1,000,000 PENALTY – SECOND LARGEST IN FEC HISTORY
- CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST REP. TED POE
- FEC RESPONDS TO CREW COMPLAINT AGAINST EMPOWER ILLINOIS MEDIA FUND
- More FEC Complaints »
IRS Complaints
MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE: DEALING WITH LESS PROSPERITY, MAC HAMMOND'S CHURCH CUTS BACK
17 Feb 2008 // Is the "Prosperity Gospel" facing a recession? With donations dwindling, Mac Hammond, the high-flying pastor of Living Word Christian Center in Brooklyn Park, says his private jet is for sale. More»
Recent IRS Complaints:
- LWCC MAY HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR PASTOR'S STUNT PLANE
- CREW FILES SECOND COMPLAINT AGAINST LIVING WORD CHRISTIAN CENTER
- CREW FILES IRS COMPLAINT AGAINST AMERICANS FOR HONESTY ON ISSUES
- CREW URGES IRS INVESTIGATION INTO KS AG KLINE’S REELECTION CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES
- More IRS Complaints »
Requests For Investigation
DoD IG LETTER TO CREW CONFIRMS INVESTIGATION INTO SUBSTANDARD HELMET CONTRACTS
16 May 2008 // Washington, DC – Earlier this year, in light of evidence that Sioux Manufacturing, a company that makes Kevlar helmets, has been outfitting our nation's troops with substandard Kevlar helmets, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Defense asking for all records related to Sioux Manufacturing. More»
Recent Requests For Investigation:
- CREW CALLS ON FBI TO INVESTIGATE WHITE HOUSE DESTRUCTION OF E-MAILS -- INCLUDING PLAME WILSON DISCUSSIONS
- CREW AND VOTEVETS.ORG DEMAND INVESTIGATION INTO $74 MILLION DoD CONTRACT TO COMPANY PRODUCING SUBSTANDARD HELMETS
- SIOUX MANUFACTURING RESPONDS TO CREW LETTER TO ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEES ON DOD CONTRACT FOR SUBSTANDARD HELMETS
- CREW EXPOSES LONG-TERM CARE INDUSTRY SHILL STEPHEN MOSES ON NATIONAL "CONSCIOUSNESS TOUR" IN SOUTH CAROLINA
- More Requests For Investigation »
Congressional Ethics
ROLL CALL: EMBATTLED FEC NOMINEE WITHDRAWS
16 May 2008 // Controversial Federal Election Commission nominee Hans von Spakovsky has withdrawn his bid for a full term on the commission, the White House confirmed late Friday.
The former Justice Department lawyer’s nomination has been the linchpin in a longstanding Senate stalemate that shuttered the elections regulator Jan. 1.
Recent Congressional Ethics:
- CREW CALLS FOR REP. VITO FOSSELLA TO RESIGN
- ROLL CALL: REID TO BUSH -- DROP VON SPAKOVSKY OR OK INDIVIDUAL FEC VOTES
- CREW ASKS FOR HOUSE ETHICS COMM. INVESTIGATION INTO MEMBERS’ ILLEGAL USE OF OFFICIAL RESOURCES FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES
- BRENT BATTEN: YOUNG'S SPEECH, INVESTIGATIVE DEBATE
- More Congressional Ethics »
FOIA Requests
THE POLITICO: OBAMA DEMANDS VA INVESTIGATION INTO PTSD DIAGNOSES
16 May 2008 // Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is demanding an investigation into reports that a supervisor at a Texas Veterans Affairs facility told staff members to refrain from diagnosing returning war veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in order to reduce costs.
Recent FOIA Requests:
- DoD IG LETTER TO CREW CONFIRMS INVESTIGATION INTO SUBSTANDARD HELMET CONTRACTS
- CREW AND VOTEVETS.ORG EXPOSE VA DIRECTIVE BARRING STAFF FROM DIAGNOSING SOLDIERS WITH PTSD IN ORDER TO CUT COSTS
- CREW FILES FOIA REQUESTS SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE'S ACTIVITIES
- CREW FILES FOIA REQUESTS WITH EPA REGARDING RESIGNATION OF MARY GADE
- More FOIA Requests »
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