[Am-info] Microsoft didn't disclose some contacts witn Congrerss

[John J. Urbaniak]

Geoffrey wrote:

> "John J. Urbaniak" wrote:
> >
> > Another blatant example of Microsoft's perjury and contempt for the Law.
>
> Yeah, and the government will probably slap their OTHER hand for this
> one...

Well, this one is not in the DoJ's hands - it's in the hands of Judge
Kollar-Kotelly(sp?).  Judge Jackson was completely correct in his assessment of the
Microsoft gang of thugs, but I suppose his career got torpedoed because of it.

Will the new Judge have the balls to put these criminals in jail where they belong?

John


>
>
> >
> > John
> >
> > Gene Gaines wrote:
> >
> > > See:
> > > http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoft/134389674_microsoft11.html
> > >
> > > Microsoft didn't disclose some contacts
> > >
> > > By D. Ian Hopper
> > > The Associated Press
> > >
> > > WASHINGTON - Microsoft communicated with members of Congress and their aides
> > > about its antitrust case and did not disclose the contacts to the trial judge
> > > who requested information about the company's lobbying in the case.
> > >
> > > Microsoft said this week that it had decided to disclose only contacts with
> > > executive-branch officials in the required court filings, following the example of
> > > AT&T when it settled its landmark antitrust case in the 1980s.
> > >
> > > Microsoft reported to the court that its lone contacts with federal employees
> > > included Justice Department lawyers and two federal mediators hired to help
> > > assist settlement talks.
> > >
> > > Legal experts, however, questioned whether the omission of congressional
> > > contacts violated federal law.
> > >
> > > "If you specifically talk about the proposed settlement, that would seem to fall
> > > under the requirements of the plain language of the statute," said lawyer Dana
> > > Hayter with the firm of Howard Rice in San Francisco.
> > >
> > > Both Microsoft and a congressional aide who witnessed the contacts
> > > acknowledge Microsoft officials briefed Senate Judiciary Committee aides on the
> > > settlement just before a December congressional hearing on the case.
> > >
> > > The Tunney Act requires defendants in antitrust cases such as Microsoft's to
> > > disclose "any and all written or oral communications" with "any officer or
> > > employee of the United States" related to the settlement.
> > >
> > > ...
> > >
> > > Several aides of lawmakers acknowledged discussing the settlement
> > > negotiations with Microsoft representatives.
> > >
> > > An aide to Rep. Jennifer Dunn, R-Wash., talked with Microsoft officials in
> > > September, as settlement discussions renewed.
> > >
> > > During the same month, Dunn organized more than 100 lawmakers to sign a
> > > letter to the Justice Department and Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve
> > > Ballmer urging a settlement.
> > >
> > > The lawmaker's staff called company executives for advice about appearing on a
> > > television show focusing on the case.
> > >
> > > "We just had to call Microsoft so we could understand better what the issue
> > > was," spokeswoman Jen Burita said.'
> > >
> > > That last several paragraphs is worth reading a second time.
> > >
> > > Gene Gaines
> > > gene.gaines@gainesgroup.com
> > > Sterling, Virginia
> > >
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