Chairman Graham Announces Committee to Consider Subpoena Authorization Related to Oversight of FISA Process, Crossfire Hurricane Investigation
Steve Ricchetti
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/chairman-graham-announces-committee-to-consider-subpoena-authorization-related-to-oversight-of-fisa-process-crossfire-hurricane-investigation
All in the Ricchetti Family
One former lobbyist works in the White House; the other runs the family business representing companies that received bailout dollars
Obama's transition team director John Podesta's brother Tony is a legend in the industry. Tony laid the roots for the rise of Ricchetti Inc.
Jeff Ricchetti cut his teeth lobbying for Podesta, bringing in top name clients, some of which would not jibe well with the president’s campaign rhetoric:
Health insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which paid him $260,000 in 1999 and 2000.
Eli Lilly ($865,000 since 2000), the drug company that pushed doctors to prescribe an ineffective antipsychotic drug called Zyprexa onto elderly patients.
Dow Chemical ($280,000 between 1999 and 2000), which would later contaminate Saginaw Bay in Michigan, leading to the resignation of an EPA official.
Siemens ($1.325 million since 2001), which pled guilty to bribery charges in 2008.
After Steve Ricchetti left his post as deputy chief of staff for the Clinton administration, the brothers formed Ricchetti, Inc. in 2001 and soon acquired an A-list clientele.
https://freebeacon.com/issues/all-in-the-ricchetti-family/
MARCH 16, 2012