Forged letters to congressman anger local groups

As U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello was considering how to vote on an important piece of climate change legislation in June, the freshman congressman’s office received at least six letters from two Charlottesville-based minority organizations voicing opposition to the measure.The letters, as it turns out, were forgeries. Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 4, 2009

The incidents of business lobbyists writing fake letters are interesting. It is a little hard to tell how widespread the practice is, but in such things it would seem this is the tip of a iceberg that will not be brought fully to the surface.

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