Posted by Keturah Hetrick on May 2, 2023
Dozens of clients still trust Jack Burkman with their lobbying business, even after the right-wing trickster and conspiracy theorist's felony guilty plea.
Burkman disclosed lobbying for 39 clients in the year's first quarter. His lobbying firm, J.M. Burkman and Associates, brought in a combined $140,000 through 11 clients and less than $5,000 each for the remaining 28.
Two of the firm's biggest clients by revenue are also among its newest accounts. Near the end of Q1, Burkman signed the
Lakeland Group for $40,000 and
PJM Power Ventures for $20,000. J.M. Burkman and Associates describes the Lakeland Group as a "national consumer advocacy group helping consumers hurt by pharmaceuticals." J.M. Burkman and Associates describes PJM Power Ventures as "a solar company," though the address listed for the entity does not appear to exist.
The firm has brought on seven total new lobbying clients and lost only two existing relationships so far this year.
Burkman and fellow lobbyist Jacob Wohl
pleaded guilty in October to felony telecommunications fraud for their part in a robocall voter-suppression scheme against Black voters. Both Burkman and Wohl are also known for their attempts to frame Robert Mueller, Pete Buttigieg and Anthony Fauci for sexual assault.
In March, a federal judge
ruled against the pair in a N.Y. lawsuit related to the robocall scheme. Criminal charges in Michigan are pending.
Burkman's firm made $148,000 from 10 clients and less than $5,000 each from another 24 clients amid his guilty plea in 2022 Q4. In 2020 Q1, before the robocall incident, J.M. Burkman and Associates made $154,000 in lobbying revenue from nine clients and less than $5,000 each from another 46.
Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:
