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Prosecutors: Ray LaHood pays $40,000 fine to resolve federal investigation
Chris Kaergard Journal Star (TNS)
April 1, 2021
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Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., in 2013.Jacquelyn Martin | AP
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood paid a $40,000 fine as part of a deal with federal prosecutors after making “misleading” statements to federal agents and failing to disclose a $50,000 payment on two government ethics forms, the Department of Justice disclosed Wednesday.
The announcement about the former Peoria lawmaker came as part of a broader federal inquiry into a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire, prosecutors in California said. Gilbert Chagoury agreed to pay $1.8 million to resolve claims that he conspired to violate federal law by making illegal campaign contributions to candidates for president and Congress.
Liz DyeMarch 10, 2021 04:55 PM joe biden smile GIF And we re off to the horse races! The stimulus bill has just passed the House and has yet to be signed by President Joe Biden. But the intrepid reporters at Politico are already mourning the disastrous effect it will inevitably have on Democratic prospects in 2022. Sure, the bill is polling at 75 percent today, but according to the headline, Biden s job is about to get harder. The thing about the future, though, is that it hasn t happened yet. So how does Politico know that the country will either hate the bill or forget about it immediately? Well, the reporter asked some people about the Obama stimulus bill a few years back, and none of them remembered it fondly.
Congress Cancels Thursday Session After Authorities Warn Of Looming Plot To Pass Stimulus Bill
WASHINGTON Responding swiftly to the credible threat, Congress was reportedly forced to cancel its Thursday session after authorities warned of a looming plot to pass the stimulus bill. “Intelligence officials have informed us of a deeply unsettling plot to pass a nearly $2 trillion stimulus bill a frightening plot that may have involved members of the House of Representatives itself,” said Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), who confirmed that his fellow legislators in the Senate were taking every precaution necessary to keep the alarming relief plan at bay. “Many of the details are still unclear, but we know they’ve been plotting this for months. We have reason to believe it may go as far back as the Georgia runoffs. If these disturbing reports of a child tax credit are true, we may have to erect a permanent fence around the Capitol building to keep everybody out.” At press time, Johns
Among the initiatives, there’s a two-week period where only businesses with fewer than 20 employees will be able to apply for the forgivable loans ostensibly giving them priority for the funds ahead of larger firms. There’s also modified rules to make a to-be-determined increase to the borrowing capacity allowed for sole proprietors, independent contractors and self-employed individuals and a set-aside of $1 billion for companies without employees that are located in low-to-moderate income areas. While these efforts are no substitute for passage of the American Rescue Plan (the president s currently proposed $1.9 trillion rescue bill working its way through Congress), they will extend much-needed resources to help small businesses survive, reopen, and rebuild, the White House said in an announcement.