Copeland Lowery Jacquez Denton & White is a California lobbying firm founded by James Copeland in 1992, which was the subject of a
federal investigation into
earmarks granted to its clients by Rep.
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in pop culture, Lewis was nickn ...
. In June 2006, the firm changed its name to Innovative Federal Strategies following the resignation of the Democratic partners.
Former congressman
Bill Lowery, a close friend of Lewis became a partner in 1993.
[Kelly Rayburn and Jacob Ogles]
"Pressure is on popular Lewis: Supporters stand by him"
, ''San Bernardino County Sun'', January 23, 2006[Jeffrey H. Birnbaum]
''The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large n ...
'', June 17, 2006
In 1999,
Jeff Shockey Jeffrey Shockey is an American lobbyist and former congressional staffer. He worked for Republican Representative Jerry Lewis until 1999. In 2011, he founded the lobbying firm of Shockey Scofield Solutions with John Scofield. In 2014, Shockey was a ...
, who had worked for Lewis since 1991
[Paul Kiel]
"Revolving Door Staffer Paid Big Money by Prior Clients"
, ''TPMMuckracker.com'', June 12, 2006 left Lewis' employ to join Copeland Lowery, where he would work for the next six years.
[Timothy J. Burger]
''Time
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'', June 16, 2006. Shockey's wife, Alexandra Shockey, who had been on Lewis' personal staff since 1992, continued to work for Lewis. (She eventually left Lewis' staff to start a family.)
On January 8, 2003, Letitia White, who had worked for Lewis for 21 years, including as chief of staff,
[Zachary Coile]
"New Move to Trim Political Pork: Congress considers fresh limits on 'earmarks' -- pet projects usually benefit legislator's home state"
''San Francisco Chronicle
The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. The pap ...
'', February 15, 2006 and was known as his "gatekeeper", left Lewis' employ, and government service. She too went to work for Copeland Lowery, registering as a lobbyist on January 9, 2003.
In February 2005, Alexandra Shockey was hired as a subcontractor by Copeland Lowery, taking over some of her husband's clients.
Other clients went to White.
In response to a federal investigation begun in May 2006, the firm amended their filings. According to those documents, the firm had "failed to disclose at least $755,000 in income from 17 nonprofit organizations and governmental entities, and $635,000 from 18 other clients between 1998 and 2005."
References
Lobbying firms
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