Alexander Cohen
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas, NV, United States
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Long-public Nevada arrest database made secret after RJ request
A database of Nevada arrest records that was open to public inspection for decades has been made secret by a new state law. → Read More
New strategic bomber contract awarded after millions of dollars worth of lobbying
The winning contractor helped fund the campaigns of 224 congressmen who control defense spending → Read More
Top defense contractors spend millions to get billions
A suit-and-tie legion in D.C. is pressing the case for much larger defense budgets → Read More
Top defense contractors spend millions to get billions
A suit-and-tie legion in D.C. is pressing the case for much larger defense budgets → Read More
Defense budget decision-makers are big recipients of industry funds
The 48 members of a key House-Senate conference committee got four times more defense industry cash than other Armed Services members → Read More
Schumer’s road to the top greased by donations to colleagues
Generous contributions from Sen. Charles Schumer to Senate colleagues give him edge in leadership race → Read More
Lawmakers boost war spending as the wars wind down
A Pentagon budget account for the wars becomes an ever-larger slush fund → Read More
The defense industry's friend inside Congress and outside Congress
It's a shocker -- the retired House Armed Services Committee chairman stays in Washington to work for industry clients → Read More
Ex-Senators Breaux and Lott confirm lobbying for Russian bank on Ukraine sanctions
A new filing says two former Senators were part of a team that earned $150,000 for roughly a month of work → Read More
Russian bank hires two former U.S. Senators
U.S. sanctions against Russia are becoming a boon for Washington's lobbyists → Read More
Russian gas company hires DC lobbyists
Russia’s largest privately held gas producer has turned to a Washington, D.C. public relations firm to lobby the administration and Congress after one of its largest shareholders, an associate of Russian president Vladimir Putin, was targeted for sanctions by the United States. OAO Novatek, the Moscow-based gas company, in July hired QorvisMSL LLC, which assigned two of its lobbyists to the account,… → Read More
Russian gas company hires D.C. lobbyists
Russia’s largest privately held gas producer has turned to a Washington, D.C., public relations firm to lobby the administration and Congress after one of its largest shareholders, an associate of Russian president Vladimir Putin, was targeted for sanctions by the United States. OAO Novatek, the Moscow-based gas company, in July hired QorvisMSL LLC, which assigned two of its lobbyists to the… → Read More
Unpaid tax debts surprisingly frequent among those with U.S. security clearances
Being a deadbeat does not mean you cannot read secret documents. → Read More
Intelligence contractors donate millions to intelligence watchdogs in Congress
Those on Capitol Hill who approve and oversee military intelligence spending benefit from a stream of industry campaign funding. → Read More