Obama contributor resigns after ties to White House exposed in FCC approval

February 28, 2012 15:41


More big buck corruption in White House favoring deals with companies headed by big campaign contributors. Chicago politics gone national masked as hope and change. Let’s hope for a change this November. – Details at The Daily Caller

 

By Matthew BoyleThe Daily Caller

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LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday amid revelations of his company’s political proximity — and his own closeness — to the White House and Obama administration officials.

 

The Daily Caller first reported one week ago on emails and documents that indicate political ties and numerous meetings between LightSquared and Obama administration officials as the was undergoing regulatory review.

 

Ahuja’s resignation comes after Obama’s FCC suspended conditional approval of a waiver LightSquared needed to complete its high-speed broadband network. Until two weeks ago, the company’s final approval appeared imminent.

 

Ahuja, who had never donated to Democrats before and has not since, gave the maximum allowable $30,400 contribution to the Democratic National Committee on the same day his lawyers were trying to arrange a meeting for him at the White House with top Obama technology adviser Aneesh Chopra and other officials. [emphasis added]

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