Follow POL on Twitter Utah: "Sen. Bob Bennett asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether law firms sometimes give big campaign donations to officials who oversee government pension plans so they can be rewarded with lucrative law contracts to represent those funds." [Deseret News via 10b-5 Daily] Now the SEC has replied, saying it lacks the jurisdiction. [Securities Docket, Compliance Week]
Sen. Bennett seeks "pay-to-play" probe
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Laura Eyi Press Officer, Manhattan Institute leyi@manhattan-institute.org |
