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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 11, 2022 When former D.C. Council Member Michael Brown (Independent) recently registered as a lobbyist after years of inactivity, he joined the ranks of a growing handful of lobbyists with bribery and other certain convictions to their names. Since Jan. 3, 2019, the Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act has required lobbyists to report any federal or state convictions for offenses involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury or money-laundering. Brown is one of 11 lobbyists to have disclosed convictions under the JACK Act, named for disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. After years as a lobbyist and councilmember, Brown pleaded guilty to felony bribery charges in 2013 and was sentenced to 39 months in federal prison. He's now lobbying on budget issues for Virginia Union University, a historically black school. Other noteworthy lobbyists with conviction disclosures since the JACK Act's passage include former Rep. Larry Smith (D-Fla.), as well as Albert Pirro, a former Donald Trump real-estate lawyer and the ex-husband of Fox News co-host Jeanine Pirro. Trump granted Pirro a full pardon on the last day of his presidency. Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:Hill Hires - Maggie Rousseau, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Deputy Communications Director
- Ben Kane, Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Senior Adviser
Hill Moves and Promotions - Darin Miller, now Communications Director for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
(formerly Communications Director to Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)) - Jordan Wilson, now Republican Member Services Director for House Administration Committee
(formerly Operations Director/Scheduler to Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA)) - Emily Mercado, now Senior Legislative Assistant for Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
(formerly Legislative Assistant) - Jenn Arnold, now Legislative Counsel for Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
(formerly Legislative Assistant)
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