Richard Kessler and the Ripon Groups:
How a Washington Lobbyist Gives Lawmakers Free Trips
Despite the Ban on Lobbyist-Funded Travel
Elaborate schemes concocted by prominent Washington lobbyist Richard Kessler, head of Kessler Business Services [aka Kessler & Associates], have allowed registered lobbyists to spend millions of dollars taking members of Congress on luxurious trips to Europe and U.S. resorts without technically violating congressional ethics rules that forbid registered lobbyists from paying for congressional travel.
• Read the full report [PDF]
• Read the press release
• Lobbyist paid $515,000, secretly representing Ilitch...
• washingtonpost.com: Lobbyists Help Fund Ripon Travel
• Read the full report [PDF]
• Read the press release
• Lobbyist paid $515,000, secretly representing Ilitch...
• washingtonpost.com: Lobbyists Help Fund Ripon Travel
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