Based on newly filed disclosure documents available via California’s Secretary of State at Cal-Access, during the 2nd Quarter of 2007 Detroit-based Barwest LLC paid former California state legislator R. Keith Olberg (Capitol Ventures, Roseville) and Governmental Advocates, Inc. a total of $110,930.54 to continue to act as lobbyists for the two adopted tribal partners (Big Lagoon Rancheria and Los Coyotes Band of Indians) who are fronting plans that would allow Barwest LLC (Detroiters Michael Malik and Marian Ilitch) to develop and manage two off-reservation Las Vegas-style twin casino resort projects proposed in Barstow, CA.
For the first six months of 2007, Barwest LLC has paid the two lobbying firms at least $222,591.58 to represent its interests.
Prior to 2007, Barwest LLC had paid a total of $390,848.12 to the two California lobbying entities; that brings the grand total paid by Barwest LLC for California lobbying support over approximately the last year and a half to at least $613,439.70.
In all, Keith Olberg reports to have been paid $300,992.00 since January 2006; Although there remains a $70,000 discrepancy between what Olberg reports he's received cumulatively and what the two tribes report he's been paid cumulatively ($370,467).
The Governmental Advocates, Inc. lobbying firm has been paid $385,527.70 since October 2005.
Barwest LLC has failed to register as a lobbyist employer in California and has used the two tribes to front that burden -- sometimes akwardly -- although Barwest pays the expenses and manages the circumstances.
For the first six months of 2007, Barwest LLC has paid the two lobbying firms at least $222,591.58 to represent its interests.
Prior to 2007, Barwest LLC had paid a total of $390,848.12 to the two California lobbying entities; that brings the grand total paid by Barwest LLC for California lobbying support over approximately the last year and a half to at least $613,439.70.
In all, Keith Olberg reports to have been paid $300,992.00 since January 2006; Although there remains a $70,000 discrepancy between what Olberg reports he's received cumulatively and what the two tribes report he's been paid cumulatively ($370,467).
The Governmental Advocates, Inc. lobbying firm has been paid $385,527.70 since October 2005.
Barwest LLC has failed to register as a lobbyist employer in California and has used the two tribes to front that burden -- sometimes akwardly -- although Barwest pays the expenses and manages the circumstances.
Another Sacramento lobbyist, C.W. "Nick" Medeiros is registered as a lobbyist for both the City of Barstow and the Big Lagoon Rancheria but has been paid $208,768 exclusively by the Barstow taxpayers since Barwest and the City first opened negotiations in 2001.
Approximately $965,000 has been paid in all to Sacramento lobbyists to promote the Barwest casino schemes.
You may want to review these additional posts:
- Where there's smoke, there's fire: Attorney attempts to clean up FPPC mess created when he failed to report $63,805 arrangement with lobbyist
- It appears the Big Lagoon Rancheria failed to file lobbying disclosures for 2nd Quarter 2007
- Lobbyist failed to report $66,677 from Big Lagoon Rancheria
- By Bankrolling lobbying expenses behind the scenes, Casino Syndicators were free to flow political cash
- Detroit-based Barwest LLC has paid more than $613,439 for casino lobbying support in Sacramento the last 18 months
- Amended lobbying registration suggests contracts with California tribes are being managed in Detroit, Michigan
- More Lobbying Irregularities related to Barstow Casino raising question about who's paying the bills and why they are hiding
- Ilitch Casino Lobbyist Keith Olberg is also president of a GOP attack committee funded by "swift-boat" founders
- Lobbyist indicates Senator Wiggins would sponsor Ilitch Family's Barstow casinos legislation
- SF Chronicle editors warned Willie Brown commands a high price and leaves little paper trail
- What was Willie Brown's role with Barwest's original Barstow casino proposal?
- Wife of Lobbyist returns to position in Governor's Office
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