Lobbyist Linked to Lawmaker Indicted
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Ann Eppard, who became an influential transportation lobbyist through her close alliance with House Transportation Chairman Bud Shuster (R-Pa.), was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly taking $230,000 in illegal payments to influence a massive Boston highway project while serving as Shuster’s top aide. Eppard, 55, was also charged with embezzling $27,500 from Shuster’s campaign committee. Shuster, one of the most powerful House committee chairmen, oversaw the $217-billion highway bill.
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