However, two Sacramento-based lobbying firms have filed disclosure reports indicating they represented and were retained by the Big Lagoon Rancheria during the 2nd Quarter 2007:
The two firms indicate they were paid $55,465.27 collectively to represent the Big Lagoon Rancheria during the 2nd Quarter 2007.
By annotation buried in the lobbying firm's disclosure documents, payments to Governmental Advocates, Inc. for representation of Big Lagoon Rancheria interests were made by Detroit-based Barwest LLC (which the report mis-identifies as "Bar West,Inc."). No such notation is included in the Capitol Ventures disclosure; however, Capitol Ventures indicates it's client is "Big Lagoon Rancheria/Barwest." Former California Assemblyman R. Keith Olberg is Capitol Ventures, Roseville's only registerd lobbyist.
A third Sacrmento firm, C.W. ‘Nick’ Medeiros, Incorporated reported it represented the Big Lagoon Rancheria but did not receive any payments from the tribe during the 2nd Quarter 2007.
Barwest LLC has contracts to develop and manage any future casino resorts in Barstow, CA for the Big Lagoon Rancheria and Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians. Michael J. Malik, Sr. and Mrs. Marian Ilitch are principals behind Detroit-based Barwest LLC. Ilitch owns 100% of Detroit's MotorCity Casino which she purchased from Mandalay Resort Group/MGM Mirage. Her acquisition of MotorCity Casino helped facilitate the 2005 merger of Mandaly Resort Group and MGM Mirage. Ilitch and her husband Mike Ilitch co-founded Little Caesar Pizza and the family's empire includes the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings among other sports, entertainment and dining enterprises. Mike Ilitch is listed among Forbes 400 Richest Americans.
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
- Irregularities in Lobbying Disclosures for Barstow Casinos bankrolled by Ilitch Detroit-based Syndicate
- 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
- Lobbyist indicates Senator Wiggins would sponsor Ilitch Family's Barstow casinos legislation
- Casino Developer & Author of SB 157 to approve dual Barstow casinos apparently violated political reform laws
- 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?
- Ilitch Casino Lobbyist Keith Olberg is also president of a GOP attack committee funded by "swift-boat" founders
- Wife of Lobbyist returns to position in Governor's Office
- FPPC Enforcement Decisions: Casino syndicator's Major Donor violations revealed
- Yet again Michael Malik shows contempt for CA's Political Reform Laws with reporting inconsistencies
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