CREW Actions
Lawsuits
CREW V. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (STEPHEN PAYNE)
4 Sep 2008 // CREW sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over the refusal of the Secret Service, a DHS component, to respond to CREW's Freedom of Information Act request for White House visitor records of Stephen Payne. Mr. Payne, a lobbyist with access to top White House officials, is accused of selling access to White House officials in exchange for contributions to the Bush Presidential Library. More»
FEC Complaints
CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST REP. VERN BUCHANAN
19 Aug 2008 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, and Florida citizens Carlo Bell and D.J. Padilla filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) against Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) alleging serious violations of campaign finance law.
IRS Complaints
CREW FILES SECOND COMPLAINT AGAINST LIVING WORD CHRISTIAN CENTER
8 Feb 2007 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service against the Living Word Christian Center (LWCC), in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. This is the second complaint CREW has filed against the LWCC.
Requests For Investigation
CREW ASKS DEPT. OF JUSTICE TO INVESTIGATE CONTRIBUTION-FOR-MEETING SCHEMES WITH TOP REPUBLICAN DONOR
14 Jul 2008 // Washington, DC – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking for an investigation into whether lobbyist Stephen Payne violated any criminal laws by offering to arrange meetings with top administration officials in return for a contribution to the Bush library and a substantial commission for serving as a go-between, and whe More»
Recent Requests For Investigation:
- CREW FILES BAR COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORMER JUSTICE DEPT. OFFICIALS ELSTON AND McDONALD
- CREW SENDS LETTER TO DHS SECRETARY ASKING FOR INVESTIGATION INTO ICE EFFORTS TO RELEASE KIDNAP VICTIM AT BEHEST OF REP. REYES
- CREW AND VOTEVETS.ORG URGE VA INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION INTO PTSD MISDIAGNOSES
- More Requests For Investigation »
Congressional Ethics
CREW FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST SEN. NORM COLEMAN OVER QUESTIONABLE RENTAL ARRANGEMENT
1 Jul 2008 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Senate Select Committee on Ethics asking for an investigation into whether Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) violated the Senate gifts rule by accepting lodging from Republican operative Jeff Larson.
FOIA Requests
CREW SEEKS RECORDS RELATED TO GOVERNOR PALIN'S EFFORTS TO FIRE ALASKA PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER
2 Sep 2008 // Today CREW sent requests under the Alaska Public Records Act to Alaska's Office of the Governor and Department of Public Safety for records related to the firing of Alaska Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan and Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten. More»
Amicus Briefs
CREW FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN REP. JEFFERSON APPEAL
6 Jun 2008 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed an amicus or friend-of-the court brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in United States v. Jefferson in support of the United States.
Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) is appealing the district court's refusal to dismiss the indictment against him, relying in part on the Speech or Debate Clause.
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