Feds Investigating Lobbying Contract Between Biglaw Firm and Missouri County
The FBI is investigating a lobbying contract between Jackson County in Misssouri and Biglaw firm Polsinelli, The Kansas City Star reports.
A federal judge referred to the investigation of a lobbying contract last week as she sentenced former Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders and top aide Calvin Williford to prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
The article by Steve Vockrodt and Mike Hendricks explains:
Federal lobbying disclosures show that Polsinelli began lobbying for Jackson County in 2010 until the relationship was terminated in April 2018. Jackson County paid the law firm $1.27 million, largely for lobbying on transportation issues.
It’s not publicly clear what investigators are examining, but multiple sources have said part of the investigation concerns questionable travel expenses.
