CREW Actions
Lawsuits
COURT ORDERS WHITE HOUSE TO TEMPORARILY RETAIN DOCUMENTS
20 Jun 2008 // Today, after receiving Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)'s motion for a stay pending appeal in CREW v. Office of Administration, which was filed this morning, District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a minute order requiring the White House to retain all documents that are the subject of CREW's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests until the Court resolves CREW's request for a stay. More»
Recent Lawsuits:
- CREW ASKS COURT TO FORCE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION TO KEEP RECORDS PENDING APPEAL
- JOSEPH AND VALERIE WILSON STATEMENT ON SCOTT McCLELLAN’S CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY
- CREW RESPONDS TO COURT RULING THAT WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION IS NOT AN AGENCY
- CREW FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IN LAWSUIT AGAINST HARRIET MIERS AND JOSH BOLTEN
- More Lawsuits »
FEC Complaints
CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST REP. BLACKBURN'S CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE AND ITS TREASURER
11 Jun 2008 // Washington, DC – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and Germantown, Tennessee resident Barbara Kaye Ginsberg filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) today against Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s campaign committee, Marsha Blackburn for Congress, and the committee’s treasurer, Tea Hoffman.
Recent FEC Complaints:
- CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST U.S. TERM LIMITS FOR SPONSORING AD IN SUPPORT OF U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE BOB SCHAFFER
- 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
- 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
CREW AND VOTEVETS.ORG RESPOND TO CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY FROM VA ON DELIBERATE MISDIAGNOSES OF PTSD
4 Jun 2008 // Washington, DC – The two groups responsible for exposing a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee’s directive to psychologists to diagnose veterans with “adjustment disorder” instead of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as a cost-cutting measure, today responded to testimony by VA employees before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Recent Requests For Investigation:
- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: RALPH REED RE-EMERGES, WITH A NEW NOVEL
- CREW AND VOTEVETS.ORG URGE VA INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION INTO PTSD MISDIAGNOSES
- DoD IG LETTER TO CREW CONFIRMS INVESTIGATION INTO SUBSTANDARD HELMET CONTRACTS
- CREW CALLS ON FBI TO INVESTIGATE WHITE HOUSE DESTRUCTION OF E-MAILS -- INCLUDING PLAME WILSON DISCUSSIONS
- More Requests For Investigation »
Congressional Ethics
The Rep. Laura Richardson Saga Continues...
30 Jun 2008 // When she arrived in Congress last fall, Rep. Laura Richardson sought out a vehicle that would match her newfound status.
She settled on a 2007 Lincoln Town Car - the choice of many representatives who lease their vehicles at taxpayers' expense. But hers was distinct: At $1,300 a month, it was the most expensive car in the House of Representives.
Recent Congressional Ethics:
- ASSOCIATED PRESS: CALIF. CONGRESSWOMAN UNDER SCRUTINY GETS SUPPORT
- CREW SENDS HOUSE ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST REP. LAURA RICHARDSON
- CREW URGES SENATE AND HOUSE ETHICS INVESTIGATIONS INTO COUNTRYWIDE “VIP” LOAN PROGAM
- CREW STATEMENT ON REP. LAURA RICHARDSON’S SHOCKING FINANCIAL DEALINGS
- More Congressional Ethics »
FOIA Requests
CREW FILES APPEAL OF VA DECISION DENYING FEE WAIVER FOR FOIA REQUEST REGARDING PTSD DIAGNOSES
10 Jun 2008 // Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed an administrative appeal of the initial decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denying CREW a fee waiver for its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for documents relating to VA guidance on the diagnosis of PTSD in veterans.
Recent FOIA Requests:
- CREW FILES FOIA REQUESTS WITH HHS AND CDC REGARDING $11 MILLION CONTRACT WITH COMPANY OF FORMER HHS SECRETARY TOMMY THOMPSON
- CREW AND VOTEVETS.ORG RESPOND TO CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY FROM VA ON DELIBERATE MISDIAGNOSES OF PTSD
- CREW AND VOTEVETS.ORG URGE VA INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION INTO PTSD MISDIAGNOSES
- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESPONSE TO CREW FOIA: THREAT TO SOLDIERS FROM SUBSTANDARD HELMETS "HYPOTHETICAL"
- More FOIA Requests »
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