Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington uses high-impact legal actions to target government officials who sacrifice the common good to special interests.
Background
Headquartered in Washington D.C, since 2003, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has closely monitored government ethics, bringing egregious conduct to light and holding public officials accountable for their misconduct. The CREW team of lawyers and staffers have brought numerous high-impact lawsuits concerning corruption by governmental official at the local, state and federal levels.
Structure
Have something to add here? Please edit this page!Recent Developments
- Lawsuit - White House to provide copies of e-Mails prior to and during the lunch of Iraq War
- Lawsuit - White House to provide copies of visitor logs held by the Secret Service
- Lawsuit - The filing of a brief as amicus curiae supporting the constitutionality of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA), which disclosure requirements applies to lobbyists who are hired by coalitions and associations to pursue the interests of association members before executive and legislative branch officials.
- FEC Complaint - against U.S. term limits for sponsoring an advertisement in support of U.S. Senate Candidate Bob Schaffer.
- FEC Complaint - regarding President Bush and the Senate that it is time to act and reach a compromise to get the FEC back up and running to enforce the nation’s campaign finance laws.
- FEC Complaint - complaint against Ted Poe for Congress, the principal campaign committee of Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), alleging multiple egregious violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and FEC regulations.
News Releases
- 23 May 2008 HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE DEFERS RENZI INVESTIGATION: CREW IS “SHOCKED” YET AGAIN
- 22 May 2008 HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE DEFERS FOSSELLA INVESTIGATION: CREW IS “SHOCKED”
- 21 May 2008 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESPONSE TO CREW FOIA: THREAT TO SOLDIERS FROM SUBSTANDARD HELMETS "HYPOTHETICAL"
- 21 May 2008 HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE 'DEFERS' VITO PROBE
Accomplishments
Successful Conclusions
- The result of a complaint filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced the second largest fine in FEC history -- $1,000,000 -- has been imposed against MZM and Mitchell Wade.
Criticism
Have something to add here? Please edit this page!Additional Information
Have something to add here? Please edit this page!Key Offices
The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is led by the following people
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Melanie Sloan Executive Director Melanie Sloan serves as Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Executive Director. |
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Naomi Seligman Steiner Deputy Director and Communications Director Naomi Seligman Steiner serves as the Deputy Director and Communications Director for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). |
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Anne Weismann Chief Counsel Anne Weismann serves as CREW’s Chief Counsel. |
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William C. Holmes Counsel William C. Holmes serves as Counsel at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. |
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Robin Powers Special Projects Director Robin Powers serves as a Special Projects Director for CREW. |
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Rusty J Trump Senior Communications Associate Rusty J Trump serves as Senior Communications Associate for CREW. |
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Ryan Jham Research Associate Ryan is a Research Associate at CREW. |
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Allison McCabe Research Associate Allison serves as a Research Associate at CREW. |
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Zachary Dagneau Research Associate Zachary is a research assistant at CREW. |
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James Duane Research Assistant James serves as a Research Associate for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). |
Members of the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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Alexander Diaz |
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