Feb 7, 2011
News Article
On Nov. 24, 2009, Sara Conrad, the fundraising consultant for Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., sent anemail
to Michael Stein, head of government relations for financial services giant Morgan Stanley, inviting him to attend a Dec. 10 fundraising reception for Crowley’s campaign. The email was a follow-up to a prior conversation he had with Crowley’s chief of staff, Kate Winkler, about the Ways and Means Committee member's upcoming campaign events. Around the same time, Conrad, who worked for Crowley's campaign and not his congressional office, sent several other emails
, including similar notes to lobbyists for Time Warner
, the Mortgage Bankers Association
; like Stein, both were registered to lobby on the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill (H.R. 4173), the biggest overhaul of the nation's investment and banking rules since the Glass-Steagall Act was passed in 1933. Winkler, who worked in Crowley's congressional office and draws a salary from taxpayers, sent an invite
directly to a lobbyist for Zurich insurance. [READ MORE]
to Michael Stein, head of government relations for financial services giant Morgan Stanley, inviting him to attend a Dec. 10 fundraising reception for Crowley’s campaign. The email was a follow-up to a prior conversation he had with Crowley’s chief of staff, Kate Winkler, about the Ways and Means Committee member's upcoming campaign events. Around the same time, Conrad, who worked for Crowley's campaign and not his congressional office, sent several other emails
, including similar notes to lobbyists for Time Warner
, the Mortgage Bankers Association
; like Stein, both were registered to lobby on the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill (H.R. 4173), the biggest overhaul of the nation's investment and banking rules since the Glass-Steagall Act was passed in 1933. Winkler, who worked in Crowley's congressional office and draws a salary from taxpayers, sent an invite
directly to a lobbyist for Zurich insurance. [READ MORE]