James Steven "Steve" Griles (born December 13, 1947) was a coal lobbyist and the Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Interior from July 12, 2001, until his resignation on December 7, 2004. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lobbying includes all attempts to influence Legislators and officials whether by other legislators constituents or organized groups The United States Department of the Interior ( DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Second in rank only to then-Secretary Gale Norton, Griles "effectively was Interior's chief operating officer . Gale Ann Norton (born March 11, 1954) served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2001 to 2006 under President . . and its top representative on Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force. Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. [1] In 2007, he pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in the Senate investigation of the Abramoff scandal, the top Bush administration official to do so. The crime of obstruction of justice includes crimes committed by Judges Prosecutors attorneys general, and elected officials in general The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal is a United States political scandal relating to the work performed by political lobbyists Jack Abramoff, [2] He was sentenced to a fine and 10 months imprisonment. [1]
| Pled Guilty | Sentenced | Sentence | Started Serving | Current Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2007 | June 26, 2007 | 10 months | September 14, 2007 | Petersburg FCI (Low) |
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Earlier life and Career
Born in Clover, Virginia, Griles earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Richmond in 1970. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Clover is an unincorporated community in Halifax County in the southern part of the U A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and The University of Richmond is a private nonsectarian liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia
Griles was formerly a principal with National Environmental Strategies, Inc. (NES), a public affairs firm that provided advice and lobbying services to companies, trade associations and others regarding policy, regulatory, environmental and energy issues at the Federal and State government level. An industry trade group, also known as a trade association, is an organization founded and funded by Businesses that operate in a specific Industry. Prior to joining NES, he was Senior Vice President for Public, Environmental and Marketing Activities for the United Company. The United Company was a theatre company formed in 1682 from the merger of the King's Company and the Duke's Company. Located in Bristol, Virginia, the United Company was a diversified natural resources company with select diversification in non-energy areas, with operations in coal, oil and gas, cogeneration, gold mining, manufacturing, real estate, hotels, and golf operations with both domestic and foreign interests. Bristol is an Independent city in Virginia, bounded by Washington County Virginia, and Sullivan County Tennessee.
Griles worked in the Reagan administration as deputy director of the Office of Surface Mining, Department of the Interior from 1981 to 1983, and as assistant secretary and deputy assistant secretary of the Interior for Lands and Minerals Management (1983-1989). The United States Presidency of Ronald Reagan, also known as the Reagan Administration, was a Republican administration headed by
Department of Interior
Griles was confirmed as Deputy to Interior Secretary Gale Norton. Gale Ann Norton (born March 11, 1954) served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2001 to 2006 under President Second in rank only to Norton, Griles effectively was Interior's chief operating officer and its top representative on Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force. Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. [3]
Upon taking the job of Deputy Secretary, Griles was allowed to receive payments totaling more than $1 million from 2001 to 2005 as part of a buyout by NES while collecting his $150,000 annual federal salary. This was allowed only under conditions approved by the Office of Government Ethics and the Senate, and Griles signed a written agreement stating he would recuse himself from "any particular matter involving specific parties in which any of [his] former clients is or represents a party. "
However, a Freedom of Information Act request in September 2002 turned up evidence that Griles had met with former clients in the fossil fuel industries, despite the agreement. The Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA) is the implementation of freedom of information legislation in the United States September 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Fossil fuels or mineral fuels are fossil source Fuels that is Hydrocarbons found within the top layer of the Earth’s crust. Griles resigned after an 18-month investigation by the Department's Inspector General concluded that Griles indeed had contact with former NES clients in violation of the agreement, although the report did not accuse Griles of violating any laws or federal ethics rules.
David Hirsch, a director for Friends of the Earth, said of Griles: "he spent four years working for his former clients at the Department of Interior. Friends of the Earth (HK is not a member of Friends of the Earth International It didn't seem to matter how many problems came out, he just kept going. He's the Energizer Bunny of conflict of interest. The Energizer Bunny is the Marketing icon and Mascot of Energizer batteries " [4]
Abramoff
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Griles was also asked to testify before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee in the 2005 investigation of the Abramoff scandal. William Heaton (born 1979 is the former chief of staff for former Rep Adam Kidan is a former business associate of convicted Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who partnered with Abramoff in the purchase of SunCruz Casinos. Robert William "Freedom Bob" Ney (born July 5 1954) is an American politician from the U Tony Charles Rudy (born May 3, 1966) an American Lobbyist and an associate of Jack Abramoff. Michael Scanlon is a former communications director for Rep Tom DeLay, Lobbyist, and Public relations executive who has plead guilty to corruption charges Roger G Stillwell (born October 13, 1939) an American Lobbyist. Neil Volz was Chief of Staff to Representative Bob Ney (R-Ohio staff director of the House Administration Committee and later part of Team Abramoff, when he left Mark Zachares is a former Congressional aide to Rep Don Young (R-AK and lobbyist who pleaded guilty to accepting tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from lobbyist David Hossein Safavian (born August 4, 1967) is a former chief of staff of the United States General Services Administration (GSA and a figure in Edwin A Buckham is a former congressional staffer and lobbyist who presently is under investigation in various scandals surrounding high-profile lobbyist Jack Abramoff Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8 1947 is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas. Thomas Charles "Tom" Feeney III usually known as Tom Feeney (born May 21 1958) is a Republican politician from the state of Ernest James Istook Jr (born February 11 1950, in Fort Worth Texas) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives Kevin A Ring was a Lobbyist and Republican Congressional staffer "Team Abramoff" is the team of lobbyists assembled by Jack Abramoff when he worked at Greenberg Traurig, primarily of former aides to prominent Congressional Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis ( 1949 - February 6 2001) was a land-developer casino operator and restaurant owner of Greek descent who was murdered Grover Glenn Norquist (born October 19, 1956) is president of anti- Tax Lobbying group Americans for Tax Reform. Susan Bonzon Ralston (born October 15 1967) is the President of SBR Enterprises LLC a government affairs public relations and business consulting firm in Ralph Eugene Reed Jr, (born June 24, 1961) is a conservative American political activist best known as the first executive director of Rev Louis P "Lou" Sheldon (born 1934 in Washington DC Robert Warren "Bob" Schaffer (born July 24, 1962) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from the Jack Abramoff 's career brought him into contact with numerous organizations including lobbying firms restaurants Think tanks and charitable organizations Several Native American tribes were defrauded by Lobbyist Jack Abramoff in his namesake Indian lobbying scandal. The following is a list of trips for politicians lobbyists and staffers funded by Jack Abramoff. 1980s 1981 - Elected Chairman of the College Republican National Committee in a campaign managed by Grover Norquist, the executive director of the The Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal is a United States political scandal relating to the work performed by political lobbyists Jack Abramoff, Jack Abramoff's private emails indicated that Griles had pledged to use his authority to block a casino which Abramoff was lobbying against. Jack Abramoff (born February 28 1959 is a former Lobbyist, and a businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. Abramoff also indicated that he was interested in hiring Griles. [5]
Furthermore, Griles was involved with donations made to Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, run by his then-girlfriend, Italia Federici. This article is about the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy Italia Federici (born August 12, 1969) the former president of the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy (CREA Donations were made to CREA by both Abramoff's tribal clients and by energy-sector companies with connections to Griles. Several Native American tribes were defrauded by Lobbyist Jack Abramoff in his namesake Indian lobbying scandal.
Upon leaving office, Griles joined with two other political veterans (former White House national energy policy director Andrew Lundquist and former House member George Nethercutt) to form the political lobbying firm of Lundquist, Nethercutt & Griles, LLC. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. George R Nethercutt Jr (born October 7, 1944) is an American politician and is the founder and chairman of The George Nethercutt Foundation
On January 10, 2007, Griles was notified by the Justice Department that charges would be brought against him for making false statements in his 2005 testimony. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [6] On that date Griles resigned from Lundquist, Nethercutt & Griles. [7] He pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice charges on March 23, 2007. The crime of obstruction of justice includes crimes committed by Judges Prosecutors attorneys general, and elected officials in general Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [8] On June 8, 2007, Federici pleaded guilty to tax evasion and obstruction of justice. [9]
On June 26 Griles was sentenced to a $30,000 fine and 10 months imprisonment, with some harsh words from Judge Ellen Huvelle, who doubled his prison sentence, telling the former second-ranking Interior Department official: "Even now, you continue to minimize and try to excuse your conduct,". Ellen Segal Huvelle is a federal judge sitting in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Matt Apuzzo. The Wise use movement in the United States is a loose-knit coalition of groups promoting private Property rights and use of the Natural environment as a Sue Ellen Wooldridge (b February 15, 1961) is an American attorney and a former politically appointed U "Former Interior Official Gets Prison", Associated Press, June 26, 2007.
- ^ Susan Schmidt; James V. Grimaldi. "Former Interior Deputy Pleads Guilty in Abramoff Case", Washington Post, March 23, 2007. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ John Heilprin. "Ex-official to plead in Abramoff probe", Associated Press, March 23, 2007. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Juliet Eilperin. "Interior Department's No. 2 Resigns After Controversial Tenure", Washington Post, December 8, 2004, p. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D A10.
- ^ Susan Schmidt. "Abramoff Cited Aid Of Interior Official Conflict-of-Interest Probe Is Underway", Washington Post, August 28, 2005, p. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D A01.
- ^ Energy Lobbyist a Target in Ethics Probe - washingtonpost.com
- ^ Jason McLure. "Lobbying Firm Cuts Ties to Name Partner Under Investigation in Abramoff Probe", Legal Times, January 18, 2007.
- ^ Andy Sullivan and James Vicini. "Interior Department's No. 2 Resigns After Controversial Tenure", Reuters in Washington Post, March 23, 2007. This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D
- ^ Mark Heilprin. "Fundraiser Pleads Guilty in Lobby Probe", Associated Press, June 8, 2007.
External links
- Lundquist, Nethercutt & Griles LLC website
- Department of the Interior official biography
- ABRAMOFF Scandal: J. Steven Griles Ordered to Prison, Highest-Ranked Bush Administration Convict
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