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Caught Our Eye

Alleged fraudster lobbying for new PAC

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 22, 2016

Only weeks after being released from federal custody for allegedly defrauding investors, lobbyist Cary Lee Peterson is back to advocate for his newly created Alliance for Disabled Inmate Abuse PAC.

In March, Peterson was arrested by the FBI and charged with several counts of false certification and securities fraud. He was released from federal custody in June on a $200,000 bond.

Peterson registered two PACs — the Alliance for Disabled Inmate Abuse, and the Democrats Socially United —  with the FEC "within days of his release," the Center for Public Integrity reported in June

Now, Peterson has filed to lobby on behalf of the Alliance for Disabled Inmate Abuse on issues related to abortion legislation for minors and rape victims, law-enforcement training, special-education study and other issues, according to a disclosure form.