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ARTICLE · 29 JUNE 2020

First Criminal Prosecution Under The Lobbying Disclosure Act Underway

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Jack Abramoff is being prosecuted for criminal violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA). Although there have been several civil enforcement matters involving the LDA, this is the first prosecution...

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Jack Abramoff is being prosecuted for criminal violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA). Although there have been several civil enforcement matters involving the LDA, this is the first prosecution of a lobbyist for a criminal violation of the LDA, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ):

The information filed against Abramoff also alleges that he knowingly and corruptly failed to register as a lobbyist, as required by the Lobbying Disclosure Act, after being retained for lobbying efforts that would involve one or more lobbying communications with a federal official. This is the first ever known prosecution of a lobbyist for a criminal violation of the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The information alleges that during part of 2017, Abramoff was retained by a client in the marijuana industry, and that the engagement in part involved efforts to advocate for changes in federal law and policy. The information also alleges that in June 2017, an FBI

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