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Welcome to the Holtzman Vogel Law Blog. We aim to keep you
up to date on important legal developments and other items of interest. On this
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Friday, October 02, 2009
Post Editors on New D.C. Council Ethics Code
From the Washington Post's editors: "THE D.C. COUNCIL was self-congratulatory last week as it established a new code of conduct for its members. Observers assailed the measure as so weak as to be meaningless. Both reactions were appropriate: Council members should be commended for enacting first-ever ethic standards, but much more needs to be done."
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Washington Post: Graham Aide Charged With Taking Bribes On Taxi Issues
The Washington Post reports "The chief of staff to D.C. Council member Jim Graham was arrested on bribery charges Thursday, accused of taking trips and $1,500 in payoffs in exchange for pushing legislation that would reward some in the taxicab industry. Ted G. Loza, 44, was taken into custody at his home on Columbia Road NW a little before 7 a.m., just hours before federal agents descended on his office at city hall to search records and computers."
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